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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 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 scientific research and for the protection of the marine environment. � On its extended continental shelf (not …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… sources dry up, become choked with silt or contaminated by pollution, the provision of this essential basic resource … in Pred Nai have been concerned with the degradation of marine resources, which they consider is mainly due to the … Jim Enright for help in providing the scientific names of marine species and for advice on mangrove ecology. C h a p t …
Share - Managing water across boundaries
… law, the term ‘international waters’ is the legal term for marine waters that lie outside any national jurisdiction, … • Providing compensation for costs – e.g., inundated land, pollution, loss of ecosystem services, harmful changes in … states (whether it might be inefficient use or pollution of a water resource) can still be acceptable as …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… in the Convention. This approach has been applied to marine and timber species but could also be applied to other … impact upon biodiversity. Changes in land use and climate, pollution, habitat degradation and fragmentation are among … and oceans, as well as other terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems that serve as sinks and reservoirs of …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … Future plans for the region include the creation of marine and coastal protected areas and inland there are aims … with the protected Lakes Prespa and Ohrid. On the coast, marine habitats such as beaches and lagoons are interrelated …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… of river flow for people downstream, or the reduction of pollution for good water quality. The emphasis on maintaining … within river and drainage basins, including associated marine and coastal zones. It is also a world in which social …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… water scarcity, carbon emissions and freshwater pollution. Recommendations To realize the potential of … change, land degradation, biodiversity loss and water pollution. A recent FAO report concluded However, because … the appearance of “dead zones” devoid of aquatic life in marine or freshwater ecosystems. In the United States 70% of …
Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document
… and have almost completely destroyed local architecture. Pollution of the lake is increasing, both from domestic … large parts of the former lake bottom area were abandoned. Pollution from agricultural and industrial run-off, initially … time of writing in Benin for ‘Community- Based Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management (CBCMBM)’, a social impact …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… (a general disclosure requirement); • The draft Act on Marine Resources,96 which suggests that marine genetic resources should be the property of the state; … the sense that an action against a cross-border source of pollution must be brought in the country of the polluter, …