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… WCC-2012-Res-075-EN Strengthening policies relating to the seas and oceans RECALLING that the seas and oceans cover approximately 70% of the Earth’s … impacted by human activities; ALSO RECOGNIZING that the high seas, the marine zone that falls in areas beyond the …

… Territorial Seas … II. The High Seas in the Mediterranean … zone extending beyond these waters. As a result, the high seas in the Mediterranean lie much closer. The existence of a large area of high seas requires a high level of cooperation between …

… UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME U N E P Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans …a framework for regional … marine and coastal resources Background UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme – launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972 … form the basis for the programme, are usually adopted by high-level intergovernmental meetings and implemented, in …

… on the conservation status of its shores, subject to high demographic pressure with corresponding effects on …

… Basin Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management IUCN … local stakeholders in decision making, while facilitating high-level dialogues. This helped to build networked, … Mekong mainstream river. The findings indicated that the high productivity of the floodplains and rich fisheries are …

… c hotspots require special measures because of their high concentration of traffi c and the potential for … retention — is useful in determining areas able to support high biodiversity. Proposed pilot action: Mapping of … beyond national jurisdiction (i.e. no area would be high seas). Not all Mediterranean coastal states have proclaimed …

… 64 5. Areas in the Mediterranean Sea with a high frequency of oil spills … 66 6. Correlation between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments … from harbours and marinas along the Catalan and Alboran seas were sampled in 1995 and 1999–2000, respectively. The …

… Canal. Bordered by 22 countries it is a sea of multiple seas, each with its own unique marine biodiversity and risks. … Mediterranean Sea, Protected Areas in the Mediterranean, High Seas Biodiversity, and Undersea Noise Pollution. The … of the marine environment’ (Article 229). Even on the high seas, states are circumscribed in what they may do. The …

… portions of the sites that are either tidal or above the high tide mark, and are therefore considered at risk of sea …