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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution
… divided into maritime zones. These comprise areas within national jurisdiction, such as the territorial sea, exclusive … economic zone and continental shelves, as well as areas beyond national jurisdiction, such as the high seas and deep … to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical miles from the state’s …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 10 C. The Road to Nagoya and Beyond … 134 ARTICLE 13 NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS AND COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORI- TIES … Policy Unit xv List of Acronyms ABNJ areas beyond national jurisdiction ABS access and bene!t-sharing ACP Africa, the … AHWG Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group ATA Antarctic Treaty Area ATS Antarctic Treaty System BBNJ biological diversity …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in areas currently beyond national jurisdiction. One of the important outcomes of the …
Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework
… enable stakeholders to better understand and comply with national ABS procedures. In addition, the Protocol claries … impose certain access restric- tions to the MGR within its jurisdiction. It is important that scientists are aware of … of coastal states over their natural resources extends far beyond the 12 nm of the territorial sea. Indeed, within the …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… has attracted less focus in international fora and by national governments. We argue here that soil, as a vital … neutrality. 10 See Preparing for the Development Agenda beyond 2015, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs … or in a given landscape or terrestrial ecosystem the area of productive land (and therefore sustainable land use) …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… international environmental law is challenging at both the national and international levels. National implementation is … and solutions. International environmental law is the area of public international law that addresses States and … in contemporary international law progresses beyond the gap-filling paradigm of legal principles and …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… international environmental law is challenging at both the national and international levels. National implementation is … and solutions. International environmental law is the area of public international law that addresses States and … in contemporary international law progresses beyond the gap-filling paradigm of legal principles and …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… species. Consequently, the CMS Instruments fill a major area left incomplete by the CBD’s design. Major … to which migratory species have been integrated into national biodiversity strategies and action plans; and $ … management and action plans) provide the basis to move beyond ad hoc actions by individual States with regard to …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … 87 6.2 The transboundary national park area … a shared natural resource, a concept that has moved beyond the traditional scope of addressing transboundary …