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UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… brought to the ocean. For instance, once deposited in the seas by rivers the lighter plastics such as polyethylene tend …
21 May 2026 Document

IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… categories15 and four governance types16) and areas of high biodiversity value. IBAT enabled an initial evalua- tion … with diverse management objectives, also reflects the high social and cultural values that societies place on these … natural resource governance framework; (4) extent of high seas administered in accordance with the ecosystem approach …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… should be incorpo- rated into the MSP design and process. High quality process, enabling effective deliberation, is key to MSPs earning legitimacy. MSPs need high standards of deliberation, facilitation, inclusiveness, … in the unlikeliest of places, till it cycles back to the seas, evaporates and falls again as rain or snow. In its …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… arid Near East is caused by serious water shortage and the high costs of irrigation. El-Ghonemy, M.R. 1996. Recent … population live in countries that suffer from moderate to high water stress. Continued population growth and the … of things that could not be owned along with air, the seas and wildlife.117 At the same time it was recognized that …
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Recent debates on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, including marine genetic resources

… Rochette, J., and Unger, S., ‘Advancing Governance of the High Seas’ (2013) 6 IDDRI Policy Brief. See also Gjerde, K. M., …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… (e.g. Madagascar, Chile), developing competence-based high level curricula (e.g. in Costa Rica) and linking … providing PA related services. ● BSc. ● College Diploma. ● High School ● Intermediate School. LEVEL 1 SKILLED WORKER ● … D PPP 4.10 Coordinate Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) affecting protected areas. ● Taking a leading role in …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… the levels of investment required are sometimes relatively high and their time-specific expenses (sowing, harvesting) … supra (note 40). - 18 - agricultural incomes are not high, so any tax relief granted is of limited consequence. … to establish woodlands, or to develop coppiced land into high forest land 104/ are exonerated from land, agricultural, …
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Factsheet - Protected Areas

… surface n Marine protected areas cover 6.3% of territorial seas and 0.5% of the high seas n Well-managed protected areas can provide vital … in developing countries, overlap with areas of high rural poverty, they increasingly feature in national …
21 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… the environment, etc.) D6 Release into a water body except seas/oceans D7 Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed … products may raise health and safety concerns, and some high-value products, such as sturgeon caviar, may be highly … activity. Criminal networks and syndicates, motivated by high profits and low risks, have established an international …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… hunting and trade are decimating the last populations of high-value species (Vitousek et al. 1997). Species extinction … or highly irreplaceable natural areas, or areas under high threat, as well as areas securing the most threat- ened … This distinction is further explored in Chapter 6. High irreplaceability + high vulnerability = high
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