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The Law of the Sea

… transfer pollution from one type to another, or from one area to another. For example, sewage can be a land-based …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… study of irrigation water rights is a somewhat neglected area. In some jurisdictions irrigation water is supplied by a … permit an abstraction that would derogate from an existing protected right. If the licensing authority breaches this … an abstraction that has adversely affected the claimant's protected right. However the minister can over-rule 58 …
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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… STRP work plan for 2009- 2012, task 7.4 in Thematic Work Area 6 (Wetlands and Water Resources Management) includes a … information. Author Mike Acreman, STRP Thematic Work Area Lead for Water Resources 2009-2012 Wetlands and water … in infrastructure (including water storage) to double the area of irrigated land. Download PDF at …
18 May 2026 Document

Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … have also led to the development of the European Union’s protected designation of origin (PDO) system.G ui de C T yp … Amos, B. and Plumptre, T, 2003. Governance Principles for Protected Areas in the 21st Century . Paper prepared for the …
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Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals

… this target (proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected and proportion of species threatened with … sustainable agriculture and fisheries by: - increasing the area of land under sustainable agriculture from XX% to YY% by … “impact/outcome” indicator, for example the “coverage of protected areas”. In some cases, however, it is also useful …
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Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… with the Conven- tion or other international law. In the area of trade, Article 3 establishes a prior-in- formed … skin lightening soaps and creams, and not including eye area cos- metics where mercury is used as a preservative and … are available. • HPMV lamps are generally used for large area overhead lighting, such as in factories, warehouses, …
18 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 3: Wetlands sustain lives. How can we take care of them?

… instead? Communities • Find out how the wetlands in your area are being used or overused - and who depends on them. How do wetlands protect your area during extreme events? • Adopt practices that ensure … • Designate wetlands in flood- and storm-prone zones as protected areas. • Restore degraded wetlands that act as …
18 May 2026 Document

Promotion of sustainable tourism, rural development and the value of natural heritage

… and geological diversity (geodiversity) as well as the protected areas included in the Natura 2000 Network; 2. CALLS … awareness campaigns and environmental education in protected areas included in the Natura 2000 Network, in order …
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Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical miles from the state’s coast. The exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, typically …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical miles from the state’s coast. The exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, typically …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste