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… is applicable across biomes (freshwater, terrestrial and marine). Although mainly applied through national-level … the risks to all the world’s terrestrial, freshwater, marine and subterranean ecosystems, but partial results … and accessibility of the data, both terrestrial and marine, in the World Database on Protected Areas. Besides …

… park, nature reserve, Page 6 jungle corridor, refuge, marine reserve or a buffer zone (the difference between these … Conserved Areas (CCAs) we mean, natural ecosystems (forest/marine/wetlands/grasslands/others), including those with …

… from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … in new environments S. Gollasch 88 Important vectors for marine organisms unintentionally introduced to Japanese waters M. Otani 92 Human-mediated introduction of marine organisms in Japan: a review K. Iwasaki 104 The …

… of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … a result of efforts in establishing transboundary PAs and marine and coastal PAs (MPAs), capitalising on the importance … F.R., Roberts C.M. (2003) Benefits beyond boundaries: the fishery effects of marine reserves. Trends Ecol Evol. 18: …

… amended to be the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the … See Peter H. Sand, ‘The Rise of Regional Agree- ments for Marine Environment Protection’, 39 International Digest of … elements from other contemporaneous regional fisheries and marine environment agreements.56 One of its most influential …

… in the Convention. This approach has been applied to marine and timber species but could also be applied to other … and oceans, as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems that serve as sinks and reservoirs of … committees are now engaged in the management of freshwater fishery, forestry, and livestock grazing resources. These …

… areas, while North and Central Asia has the lowest. Where marine protected areas are concerned, the area designated as … 6 million square kilometres of ocean and will support marine-based industries and livelihoods necessary for food … Japan’s Satoyama landscape concept and the locally managed marine areas in the South Pacific (see boxes 6 and 11 of the …

… Assessment (MEA) highlighted ten categories of ecosystems: marine, coastal, inland water, forest, dryland, island, … those located in coastal areas, even where adjacent to marine environments. Inland water systems can be fresh, … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed …

… and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for …

… pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting … aspect of pollution that affects freshwater and marine environments. Plastics often originate on land or upstream and find their way to the coastal and marine environment through rivers, waterways, and streams. It …