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Enabling the Whakatane Mechanism to contribute to conservation through securing communities' rights

… in relation to protected areas and customary use of biodiversity, including the Whakatane Mechanism; NOTING that … about its implementation and its benefits in favour of biodiversity conservation; and b. take action, as … governance and management of protected areas, including marine protected areas, that may affect indigenous and local …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… UNEP has long been involved in the field of fresh and marine water and has developed a number of programmes and … rain-, surface- and ground waters, and coastal and marine waters. The importance of environmental aspects stems … inconsistently with: 1. Australia’s obligations under: the Biodiversity Convention; or the Apia Convention; or CITES; or …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… by Cam pese, et al. The links between human rights and biodiversity and natural resource conservation are many and … Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (National marine research institute, Colombia) IPA Indigenous Protected … and on a variety of environmental projects, including marine conservation in Malaysian Borneo. He holds a Masters …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… 1 The Asia Regional Biodiversity Conservation Programme … 1 1. Introduction The Asia Regional Biodiversity Conservation Programme This report has been … lakes and other water supplies, subsurface resources, and marine resources belong to the State and are owned by all the …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, and Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water. In addition, FAO country … Pam, which hit Vanuatu in 2015, caused severe damage to marine and coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and … (annual and perennial), livestock, fisheries (inland and marine fisheries), and aquaculture (Table 1). Given that the …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… • And combat and reverse desertification, and the loss of biodiversity; Introduction-MEAs-Objectives • Ensuring … To protecting the oceans and freshwater resources and the marine, and coastal environment; To be effective, MEAs –Can … and FAO, CMS and RFMOs on shark and ray conservation. • Biodiversity related Conventions cooperate in implementing …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… are reliant on the Basin water resources and to conserve biodiversity.”69 The agreement’s purpose is to “promote and … Waters focus area includes both freshwater and marine systems and was established to assist countries to … surface water basins, groundwater basins, and coastal and marine systems to enable the sharing of benefits from their …
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Document - ABS information kit

… why is it important, and what does it cover? Glossary Biodiversity: Refers to the variability that exists among … all sources including among other things, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … diversity. CAse sTUdy The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) Bioprospecting Programme in Panama …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Maruma Mrema, then Principal Legal Adviser and Chief, Biodiversity and Land Law and Governance Unit at the … 318 6. Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1996 … 1997 - Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1996, …
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Policy implementation and fisheries resource management: Lessons from Senegal

… management, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, marine and coastal ecosystem man- agement, and cleaner … World- watch; 1994. � Overfishing of the world’s marine resources is the main cause of the decline of …
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