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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia • Guy Debonnet, … site in 1982. Aldabra is a prime example of a raised coral atoll famous for its giant tortoises (the largest … East Rennell (Solomon Islands), part of the largest raised coral atoll in the world, is under customary land ownership …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… the CITES report and this figure probably refers to black coral, Antipatharia; it is most unlikely that such large … Papua New Guinea with special emphasis on the ornamental coral and shell trade. Report to Winston Churchill Memorial … the southern fjords of New Zealand. Proc. Sth Int. Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, Vol. 6: 217-221. Grigg, R.W. (1965). …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… Stolton, Adrian Phillips and Jon Day of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Text has also been drawn from … unique and vulnerable tropical ecosystems including coral reefs, vegetated sand islands, lagoons, seagrass beds … customary law as breeding or nursery areas (e.g. wetlands, coral reefs and forests) 117. Areas under protection in this …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

… underpinned by an ecological basis including healthy coral reefs and delta ecosystems which provide vital habitat … do with irreversible changes, such as the diminishment of coral reefs, which are (or will be) caused by a combination …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… near Petrovac (Katič island and Dubovica); — Protection of coral reefs and sponge communities in Bokokotorski Bay by … near Petrovac (Katič island and Dubovica); — Protection of coral reefs and sponge communities in Bokokotorski Bay by …
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Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas

… Spawning Area; Ngkisaol Sardines Sanctuary; Ngederrak Reef Conservation Area III, V, IV, II; Rock Island Southern … (viii)(ix)(x) IIa & III Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve; Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife …
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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… which many coastal areas are beginning to face as their coral reefs begin to die off because of the wastes being …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… that require a hard structure to support a habitat for reef organisms, including many types of corals and the fishes … to create artificial reefs. When building an artificial reef, decommissioned military and commercial vessels are … harm the environment.257 In New Jersey, a program called “Reef-Ex” was a collaboration between the Department of 253 …
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Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020

… Other areas such as the Great Sea Reef of Fiji, and Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea, are the  … College of Micronesia  National tertiary institution  4.   Coral Triangle Center  Regional learning centre (NGO)  5.   Coral Triangle Initiative  …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… systems and naturally regenerating patches; similarly a coral reef should include, for example, seagrass, mangrove or other … System (1986 / 155,500 / 28°4´S; 32°28´E) Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of Tongaland (1986 / 39,500 / 27°30´S; 32°40´E) …
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