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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… 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 the main examples are specifi c to the context of marine agreements). 2.3.14. Treaty process time line Neg ot i …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… Caption - Manuai Matawai depicts the Pere Locally Managed Marine Area during a participatory 3D modelling event on … and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for … Adapted from MSC Guidance to Stakeholder Consultation in Fishery Assessments and FSC-STD-20-006 (V3-0) EN Stakeholder …
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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

… agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while working towards … than the African continent. In total, 3.41% of the world’s marine area and 14% of the world’s terrestrial area are … each designation covers different terrestrial and marine territories so that only combinations of three …
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Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… “such deleterious effects as harm to living resources and marine life, hazards to human health …” (emphasis added).26 … include “the introduction of substances or energy into the marine environment.” (emphasis added). See footnote 176 of … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
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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 … outstanding international reputation for its research in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and …
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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 … which NCI has collaborated in the collection of plants and marine organisms 251 Appendix C. Short-term (1 to 2 weeks) …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… para. 38. 107 E.g., Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (Paris, Sept. …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… biological diversity and its components in terrestrial and marine ecosystems, with a view to enhancing food secu- … on best practices. The CBD covers both terrestrial and marine biota, and Parties are explicitly required to … the Agreement for the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (1948), the Constitution of the …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… of the features highlighted here correspond to the blue (marine) or white (industrial) biotechnological sectors, while … living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … as a duty on imports from non-ratified countries. 2. In marine zones, users will prefer to gather resources from …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… States. Article 23 - Protection and preservation of the marine environment Watercourse States shall, individually … watercourse that are necessary to protect and preserve the marine environment, including estuaries, taking into account … accidents. 3. This Convention is applicable to issues of fishery and inland navigation as far as problems of water …
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