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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… rapidly while the demand for coastal resources and the pollution of coastal waters has increased in most areas due … Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal and Marine Areas, including Exclusive Economic Zones″. In 1992 … on 17 December 1975. 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… trophic level organisms. It is known, for example, that marine phytoplankton (primary producers) affect the abundance and diversity of marine organisms, drive marine ecosystem functioning and set … such as climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation and pollution. It is likely that a combined exposure to these …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… in fragile areas where they compete for water and land. In marine waters, nearly three-quarters of all commercial fish … people in Asia die every year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an … resources 68 7.2.3 Water regulation and courts 69 7.3 Marine Ecosystems 70 7.3.1 Marine pollution 70 7.3.2 …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… our Constitution in 1978, we know that the degradation and pollution of the natural environment has continued unabated. … 50 Disasters 52 Biodiversity and Protected Areas 53 Marine and Coastal Environment 56 1.3.2 Transboundary … Relevant Provisions of the NEA 85 2.6 Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment 87 2.6.1 Coast Conservation …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, … TFEU, art. 191 (2); Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR …
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Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, … TFEU, art. 191 (2); Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship Between Strict … Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical Forests and Coastal and Marine Wetland Complexes (Sian Ka'an, Mexico) 142 11 Other … or Manage Damaging Processes 237 19.1 Nonpoint Source Pollution 237 19.1.1 Agricultural Sources 237 19.1.2 Lead …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… Gland, Switzerland. ISBN: 2-88085-250-1 Cover design: Marine Unit, WWF International. Layout by: Renate Dominique, Marine Unit, WWF International. Produced by: Marine Unit, WWF … Note for example that: a) contrary to popular expectation, pollution and other forms of man-made disturbance can act to …
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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

… Invasive Species Specialist Group, University of Auckland, Marine Stewardship Council, McGill University, National … degradation and biodiver- sity loss (Target 7). Nutrient pollution has stabilized in parts of Europe and North America … limited number of countries (Target 9). Multiple land and marine based pressures on coral reefs continue to increase, …
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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 … Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the … to the ocean, and therefore particularly sensitive to pollution. In addition, its mild climate makes it home to a …
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