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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking proper account of this … 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 scienti!c research and for the protection of the …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… capacity of nature, while also securing the provision of ecosystem services. The implementation of the Environment for … of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … was the first continent to host the establishment of a marine TBPA in 1996, when the governments of Malaysia and the …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… 38 Table 12. Summary of direct and indirect markets for ecosystem services and potential for growth 43 Table 13. … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … and pollution). 4. Overexploitation. Especially for marine ecosystems, the most important driver for loss of …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… of Bioprospecting: 183 A Comparative Analysis 4.1 Marine Organisms 185 4.2 Symbionts: Are they the true sources … agent 242 6.7.1 Halichondrin B from the New Zealand marine sponge, Lyssodendoryx species 242 Conclusions 243 … able use situations, as a way of ensuring that any ecosystem harm caused by the ‘sustainable user’ will be …
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Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… economic, social and cultural benefits; CONCERNED that marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction … national jurisdiction (ABNJ), such as by establishing marine reserves or other types of marine protected area … network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, or a living … community METT Management effectiveness tracking tool MPA Marine protected area NGO Non-governmental organisation ORG …
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Policy implementation and fisheries resource management: Lessons from Senegal

… the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, marine and coastal ecosystem man- agement, and cleaner industrial pro- duction … World- watch; 1994. � Overfishing of the world’s marine resources is the main cause of the decline of …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… xii + 52pp. Also available in Russian. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Guideline 1.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… for Cooperation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central … for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the East African Region … and impacts of environmental hazards, like loss of ecosystem services, climate change and environmental …
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Oceans Full of Plastic

… to see a beach full of litter. But besides look- ing ugly, marine debris can also be harmful to humans and animals by … at beaches or along rivers Effects on Animals Entanglement Marine animals can be ensnared by marine debris, either … organic materials also cause severe problems to the marine ecosystem. Especially the buoyancy and degradability of …
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