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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… certain obligations: � In its internal waters and the territorial sea, the coastal State exercises sovereignty over … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. � In its … mile (M) = 1852mContiguous ZoneTerritorial Sea Baseline Territorial Sea Limited enforcement zone 24M12M 200M …
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Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… Aybars Altiparmak, Turkish Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs, Turkey Marilena Aplikioti, Ministry of … surface layers of the sea, where they fer- tilize the water and support primary production, which forms the base of … most exacerbated. Its semi-enclosed nature prevents rapid water exchange and therefore makes it more sensitive to …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… stabilizes our atmosphere and climate, protects water catchments, and renews the soil. It also helps keep … in 2000, states that the objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choice; … non-forest habitats of conservation significance (such as water bodies and high mountain habitats). Maintaining the …
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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… increasing energy demands, rapid urbanization, and air and water pollution. The Guide is an essential reference for … Senior Advisers to ECE Governments on Environmental and Water Problems (which later became the Committee on … of the Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), adopted at Helsinki on 17 March 1992, …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… agricultural practices, improve supplies of potable water, more efficient industrial de- velopment processes for … affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established in accordance with international … affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established in accordance with international …
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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… agricultural practices, improve supplies of potable water, more efficient industrial de- velopment processes for … affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established in accordance with international … affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea established in accordance with international …
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Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS ‘Aquifer’ means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer, with the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation; … main challenges Groundwater is an integral part of the water cycle, inextricably linked to surface water and …
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Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… 1 SummARY FOR POLICY mAKERS ‘Aquifer’ means a permeable water-bearing geological formation underlain by a less permeable layer, with the water contained in the saturated zone of the formation; … main challenges Groundwater is an integral part of the water cycle, inextricably linked to surface water and …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… Living Resources COP Conference of the Parties CWA Clean Water Act (U.S.) DDE dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene DFG … all ships and private leisure crafts in New Zealand’s territorial waters. The rules address discharge of wastes … beyond 12 miles from the coastline (i.e., beyond the territorial sea as defined by the UN Convention on the Law of …
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Technical guidelines on hazardous waste from the production and use of organic solvents (Y16)

… or teratogenic. Solvents may be more or less dense than water, more dense substances sinking to the bottom of … etc. Whilst some solvents are totally miscible with water, others are not and display barely any solubility in water. 4. Solvents have three principal areas of use; as …
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