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… deserve special mention: • Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (known … agreement, but Part XII addresses the preservation of the marine environment) • Convention on the Protection of the … and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global …

… livestock and humans. � An introduction to taking an ecosystem approach to health. � Why disease should be an … paper can also be used when dealing with specimens from marine environments. Information marked on carcase tags … can also apply to the proportion of an area affected in marine environments. Again, relate numbers of affected …

… climate and pollution). In addition, they provide numerous ecosystem services for instance by dispersing seeds and … wildlife disease; illegal hunting and fishing; pollution; marine debris; poisoning; desertification and climate change. … (Raptors) Bukhara Deer Dugong High Andean Flamingos IOSEA Marine Turtles Middle-European Great Bustard Monk Seal in the …

… 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 scientific research and for the protection of the …

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The establishment of … areas cover about 12.9% of the Earth’s land surface n Marine protected areas cover 6.3% of territorial seas and … depend on protected forests, pastures, wetlands and marine areas for subsistence and livelihoods, protected areas …

… resource. We celebrate protected areas as providers of ecosystem goods and services, as irreplaceable sources of … in practice, especially in developing nations and in the marine realm. We voice concern that while 11.5% of the … and cultural heritage, and with special attention to marine and fresh- water ecosystems. We urge commitment to …

… environment continued to suffer and that air, water and marine pollution continued to rob millions of a decent life. … amended by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee. 59 Association of … and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global …

… verge, plastic waste forms entire float- ing islands of marine debris; but their precise distribution and impacts are … US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, 2010; www.5gyres.org. South Pacific … Waste revenues DIRECT EXPENDITURES REVENUES Loss of ecosystem services Biodiversity losses Climate change Health …

… (CMS) CMS (Bonn, 1979)8 aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range, … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed … with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem" (Rec. C.3.3 rev.). Selection for the Ramsar List …

… dumping of chemicals and illegal fisheries causes loss of ecosystem services such as clean air and clean water, extreme … resources such as minerals, oil, timber, char- coal, marine resources, financial crimes in natural resources, … illegal trade in wildlife products, including timber and marine species. It recognized the illegal trade’s damage to …