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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… is limited to 1.5°C in the 21st century (high confidence). Marine ice sheet instability in Antarctica and/or … global warming to 1.5°C is projected to reduce risks to marine biodiversity, fisheries, and ecosystems, and their … such as loss of human lives, cultural heritage, and ecosystem services, are difficult to value and monetize. 1.0 …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guide lines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … the local community conserved area (which includes marine and terrestrial components). (Courtesy Grazia Borrini- … able use of natural resources, the pres er va tion of ecosystem services and inte gra tion with broader social …
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Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values” (Dudley 2008, p. 8), … Park in South Africa or the Hawaiian Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument have in common with the Indian Rock … Tino and Tinetto) 1997 (ii)(iv)(v) IIb Cinque Terre Marine Natural Protected Area, Cinque Terre National Park, …
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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… Biodiversity—which includes all life on earth—un- derpins ecosystem services, provides natural re- sources and … 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 …
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Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… of dams to maximise human benefits and minimise negative ecosystem impacts and sediment trapping. This is particularly … and Trends (UNEP-DHI and UNEP 2016). With some 80% of marine pollution coming from land-based sources, special … systems of the world — aquifers, lakes, rivers, large marine ecosystems, and open ocean — sustain the biosphere and …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… entity to generate profits, which results in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening … o Paws II (biodiversity crimes in Asia) 11 o Pesc-Am (marine protected species and high risk fishing vessels … specific sectoral work, such as enhancing freshwater and marine law, form the central aspects of the Law Division’s …
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Water Law and the Environment

… in Article 20 requires that a particular watercourse ecosystem be transboundary; it must only be part of a … Article 23: Protection and preservation of the marine environment (from harm via international … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/marine-ecosystem 4. How international water law incorporates …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… UNEP has long been involved in the field of fresh and marine water and has developed a number of programmes and … water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the … rain-, surface- and ground waters, and coastal and marine waters. The importance of environmental aspects stems …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… . . . . . . 21 3. Ecological networks: costs, benefits and ecosystem services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … (CMS or Bonn Convention) aims at conserving terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. … Marine Strategy Framework: …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking proper account of this … regional and global action and cooperation in the marine sector.”32 UNCLOS foresees different maritime zones … and the subsoil thereof and exercises jurisdiction over marine scienti!c research and for the protection of the …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity