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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… Vents 15 2. Seamounts 22 3. Deep-sea Trenches 28 4. Deep-Water, Reef-Forming Corals 33 5. Polymetallic Nodules 39 6. … all parts of the oceans that are not included in the EEZs, territorial seas or internal waters of a state, and within … have an impact on marine biodiversity. Within national territorial waters, as well as EEZs, MPAs still represent a …
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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… foreign fishing vessels, many of which came from distant water fishing nations with more sophisticated technology than … against foreign vessels in the EEZ10 as well as the territorial sea,11 archipelagic12or internal waters.13 … of fishing gear".15 Within the EEZ, and ex hypothesi the territorial sea16 coastal states are specifically granted …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… mesophytic, broadleaf forest on high ground in a white-water drainage (Freese et al . , in Wolfheim, 1983), whereas … place for a brief period during the mating season. It is territorial, territories ranging in size between 1000 ha and … but not exclusively nocturnal, normally solitary and territorial (Navarro 1985). Estimates of home range size vary …
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Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… those required for existing sources. Releases to land and water are not addressed in Article 8 – they are addressed in … Article 9 deals with their releases to land and water from significant anthropogenic point sources that are … releases of mercury and mercury compounds to land and water from these sources (paragraph 4). For both new and …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… at Mercure 31 Protecting an ecosystem service: natural water supply 32 Community-cultivated seafood for conservation … practices, and by improving management of energy and water consumption, and disposal of wastewater and solid … and the physical environment influence our climate, water supplies and air quality, and help protect us from …
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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… four Thematic Areas of Livelihoods, Ecosystem Services, Water and Air, and Geospatial Solutions, and underpinned by … in 2013 under the EU’s mechanism European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (see Case study 8 for details). • The … Regional Park and the French Mercantour National Park. The territorial connection, together with the high value of the …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… are meas- ured from a defined baseline, generally the low- water mark (Article 5).6 The key areas of State sov- ereignty and jurisdiction are:7 m Territorial sea: Out to 12 nautical miles from the baseline … Economic Zone (EEZ): Extends from the edge of the territorial sea out to 200 nautical miles from the baseline …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… in maintaining the conditions essential to life (climate, water and energy cycles) are at the roots of the liveli- … or sub-tidal environments together with their overlying water and associated flora, fauna, historical and cultural … but often also the conservation of natural resources (water, for example) and cultural resources (sacred sites, …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… into direct impacts on human wellbeing. Poverty, hunger, water scarcity, lack of sanitation and violent conflict can … its waters out to 3 nautical miles from the coast (or territorial baseline).19 It has a chequered history in … management plans. 124 The marine area corresponds to the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone and is …
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Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… 64 64 64 64 66 66 Article 9: Releases Sources of Land and Water Releases Covered Required Control Measures for Releases … Emissions (to air) (Article 8); 6. Releases (to land and water) (Article 9); 7. Environmentally sound interim storage … to reduce releases of mer- cury and mercury compounds to water and land. Notes: 1. This measure will contribute to in- …
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