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… of the Parties (COP8) to the CBD; RECOGNIZING that the high seas comprise some 64% of the world’s oceans, cover nearly … and sustainable use of marine biodiversity on the high seas, including through the possible development of a …

… of the region’s hotel and tourism operators by providing high quality education and training related to sustainable … Box 16: Sustainable tourism guidelines 52 Box 17: Areas of high biodiversity value 53 Fig. 1: Impacts on biodiversity … and north of South America. It is one of the largest seas in the world with an area of about 2,763,800 km² (1.063 …

… term “areas beyond national jurisdiction” refers to the high seas and the Area. Both maritime zones are outside of the … carried out with regard to microbial MGR found in the high seas, i.e. the water column in marine areas beyond …

… Negotiating agreements on management and use of regional seas ........................... 26 2.5.1 The Mediterranean … as a multilateral forum in order to serve as a permanent high-level intergovernmental framework in which the eight … acid rain. Though all these countries have experienced high levels of public pressure on this issue, their policies …

… accelerate, the importance of protecting areas with a high degree of ecological integrity becomes ever more … carbon stocks (Martin and Watson 2016) or to ensure a high quality freshwater supply (Watson et al. 2016). … shown in dark green, with wilderness in the high seas (delineated using the same threshold) denoted by paler …

… suggested that 27 per cent of all reefs are potentially at high risk and a further 31 per cent are at medium risk of … cent of the reefs of South-East Asia, with 50 per cent at ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk and only 12 per cent at low risk … by the protection provided by reefs, have led to these seas being equated with men and women by local villagers. The …

… and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas Application Responsibility of the Flag State Record of … and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (“1993 FAO Compliance Agreement”). Care was taken …

… 8. Oceans and seas … (e) Energy; (f ) Forests; (g) Freshwater; (h) Oceans and seas; (i) Soil, land use, land degradation and … of this Convention are: (i) to achieve and maintain a high level of safety worldwide in spent fuel and radioactive … of this Convention are: (i) to achieve and maintain a high level of nuclear safety worldwide through the …

… are repeated every year requiring precise orientation and high energy consumption, as an ecological adaptation to … therefore avoid crossing large expanses of open water and high moun- tain ranges. On the other hand, many passerines … the food chain”. Despite a ban on their use in the high seas, gillnet fisher- ies continue in coastal waters of many …

… Stewardship Council GMO Genetically Modified Organism HCV High Conservation Value IUCN IUCN – The World Conservation … that “Community policy on the environment must aim at a high level of protection and be based on the precautionary … Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS, 1991), concluded under the CMS, has …