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Strengthening policies relating to the sea and oceans
… sea; EMPHASIZING that most ecosystem services provided by marine and coastal ecosystems are within continental and … of the Earth covered by the seas and oceans, and supplies resources and ecosystem services, which are indispensable for … strategies relating to the sea and the oceans; The World Conservation Congress, at its session in Jeju, Republic of …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… circular and less toxic while reducing the overall use of resources. This transition can only take place if preventive … pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting … notable examples are the 33/50 Program, and the Resource Conservation Act National Partnership for Environmental …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… IUCN – The World Conservation Union Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Switzerland … three key challenges: improving governance of natural resources, increasing investment in sustainable management of … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… Thailand Copyright: © 2011 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or … subject to Nature Conservation Act 1992, right to take marine products or fauna by traditional means for consumption …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 79 ARTICLE 6 ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES … 118 ARTICLE 9 CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE ........ 125 ARTICLE 10 … 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 scientific research and for the protection of the …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… 46 4.4.2 Climate change impacts on fresh water resources and … or enhance livelihood diversification, and ensure the conservation of natural resources and of biological diversity … larger than 23 terrestrial habitats. The great wealth of marine biodiversity provides livelihoods and important animal …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… 138 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) ................. 140 … (Foundation Press 2002). Andree Kirchner, International Marine Environmental Law: Institutions, Implementation, and … fishery and the trade in the valuable meat of this large marine snail are of particular importance to the Caribbean …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… by UN Environment Law Division and UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Director of Publication: … 116 Annex: Useful resources … under their jurisdiction or control can have on the marine environment (UNCLOS, article 206). Moreover, the … procedures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from mining activities in the Area (i.e. …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… whatsoever on the part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Japan Biodiversity Fund … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or … to recover their livelihood options. The Cham Islands Marine Protected Area of Viet Nam is highly exposed to …