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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… or a thematic scope. The zonal scope is used for part II ‘Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone,’ part III ‘Straits used … the land (including islands and rocks), internal waters, territorial sea, archipelagic waters, and the subsoil below … (articles 55-57). These resources include those in the water column, such as fish, and on or under the sea bed, for …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series of … resource management Energy generation Industry and mining Territorial development Management of water quality and … include agriculture, forestry, fisheries, public health, territorial development, energy, industry, investment, …
21 May 2026 Document

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in Contemporary Water Law Book: E1 - Regulation of the Environment-Support … resources that are entirely contained within a nation’s territorial boundaries. International law, however, has begun …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… which are naturally common to all are the air, flowing water, the sea and the seashores” (emphasis added).25 21. … of the environmental damage are identifiable, and a territorial State is under an obligation to exercise due … the territory of a State to be the land areas and adjacent territorial waters. The airspace beyond the boundaries of …
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Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020

… d organise their systems, resources and knowledge.’ (Global Water Partnership,  2012)    ‘Capacity building  … (Global Water Partnership, 2012)        … (i.e. spatial planning, forestry, agriculture, water management, law, and disaster management).   … The role that protected and other conserved areas play in water and food  …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 13 1.1 Water scarcity and governance … 21 2.3 Actors Created by Water Agreements at the Global Level … 22 2.4 Actors Created by Regional and Basin Water Agreements … 38 2.10.1. International Network of Water Basins (INBO) … 38 2 2.10.2. Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… ICJ International Court of Justice IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management LMB Lower Mekong Basin MA Mekong … states to “cooperate on the basis of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, mutual benefit and good faith in order … any of its provisions or are qualified with references to territorial sovereignty. Compounding this is the absence of …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… landscape (when applicable), past and current land- and water-use practices and their links to cultural and spiritual … Minister The Minister of State for Culture and Fine Arts, Territorial Management, Urban Planning and Construction The … on Colombia’s Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Development (Ministerio de Ambiente Vivienda y …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… that the term ‘ecoregion’ meant a “large unit of land or water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of … the drawing does not allow for the precise recognition of territorial limits. In the second version from 2007 (Figure … and Albania was the first and one of the most successful ‘territorial approaches’ of the Initiative. The second DAI …
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Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… comprise areas within national jurisdiction, such as the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental … to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical … sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity