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Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

… Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity Book: Book - Unit 1 - Introduction … for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, artificial islands or installations for … threat to marine biodiversity. Such tourism can be land-based or vessel-based. Land-based tourism in coastal areas …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… seventy-third session in 2018, a technical and evidence-based report that identifies and assesses possible gaps in … Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, … Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… seventy-third session in 2018, a technical and evidence-based report that identifies and assesses possible gaps in … Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, … Haze Pollution addresses transboundary haze pollution from land and forest fires. Nevertheless, it has been suggested …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter of … Convention, especially the evolution towards approaches based on precaution and prevention. … Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Preamble para. 5), and the 2001 Stockholm …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs

… 19 Fisheries and other marine … use of destructive fishing methods, coral mining, pollution, sedi- mentation, anchor damage and tourism, as … of tropical coral reefs and mangroves 8 planet’s total land area, is home to one-third of the world’s population, … Maldives, Sri Lanka and Tanzania (Wilkinson, 2004). Land-based sources of pollution More than 77 per cent of the …
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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… pulp from sustainably managed forests and using vegetable-based inks and water-based coatings. Global Biodiversity … Invasive Species Specialist Group, University of Auckland, Marine Stewardship Council, McGill University, National … our planet by a greater population, by climate change, and land degradation. �e work of the Parties will need to …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group

… Laffoley, D. (eds.) (2012). Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon … national frameworks and policies, including coastal and marine frameworks and policies 6.5 Facilitate the inclusion … National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), the Land-Use, and some Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… 19 Objective 1: Ensuring sustainable development in marine and coastal areas 26 Objective 2: Promoting resource … had the opportunity to participate. MSSD 2016-2025 is based on the principle that socio-economic development needs … Mediterranean coastal zones: A vital interface between land and sea It is estimated that approximately one third of …
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Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… fibre. The paper is chlorine free, and the inks vegetable-based. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon … and Trends (UNEP-DHI and UNEP 2016). With some 80% of marine pollution coming from land-based sources, special attention should be paid to the …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… thus, between 1990 and 2008 the number of gazetted marine and terrestrial protected areas in Latin America and … trend in all the five main pressures on biodiversity (land degradation, climate change, pollution from nutrients, … Land- use change has often been unregulated and not been based on environmental criteria. Large tracts of tropical …
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