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… plantations, the mountains eroded, endangering the city’s water supply. When they were reforested, recreational use was … and three other invasive snakes (USFWS, 2012). 11.5 Ballast water The ballast tanks of ships are the main pathways for invasions of …

… by humans or human delivery systems (for example: in ballast water, as contamination in soil or seeds, a contamination …

… oil spills, nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in … (2005). As regards international shipping, the IMO’s 2004 Ballast Water Management Convention125 (not yet in force) is …

… (IUCN/WCPA, 2008).7 5. West Asia harbours wetlands and water bodies of international significance, a number of which … swamps, coastal sabkhas (salty mudflats) and human-made water bodies that act as important paths for migratory birds … and plant species across terrestrial borders and via ballast water, with resulting ecological, economic and health …

… by indigenous and local communities. Related to CBD. 14 B Ballast Water Convention Shorthand for the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments. Adopted in 2004, not yet entered …

… 17 1.5. ELECTRICITy AND WATER DESALINATION....................... 17 1.6. TOURISM … of Red Sea organisms through the Suez Canal. — Shipping (ballast water, anchoring and sediments, fouling). — … sensitivity: tar balls and risk of oil pollution from ballast water from passing oil tankers. 300 km 21. abulfraIs …

… place in the same environment. Neither does it cover fresh water aquaculture, although some examples are taken from this … are being transported between bio-geographic regions in ballast tanks. Fortunately, most potential invaders die … Although the main vectors of introduced marine species are ballast water and fouling, aquaculture has also been pointed …

… on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Water- fowl Habitat 1971;4 • Convention on International … and rehabilitation. A similar provi- sion relating to water is found in Article 8. The agreement also contains … intentionally for aquaculture or accidentally in ships’ ballast water or encrusted on their hulls. These species …

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ARTICLE 24: WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … example is the introduction (presumably through ship ballast waters) of the zebra mussel from eastern Europe into … an area in which it does not occur naturally. 310 E.g., ballast waters have now been identified as a major pathway …

… deliver numerous benefits in addressing food, energy and water security and in achieving sustainable development as … and environmental audits have been linked to improved water quality in rivers, strengthened protection of flora and … for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora B Ballast Water  convention …