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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2008
(University of Joensuu, Department of Law, 2009)
The papers in the present Review are based on lectures given during the fifth University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy, which was held from 29 June to 11 July 2008 at the ...
Shark Depredation and Unwanted Bycatch in Pelagic Longline Fisheries- Industry Practices and Attitudes, and Shark Avoidance Strategies
(Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, 2007)
This study shows that fishers possess the knowledge to modify theirfishing gear and methods to maximize shark catch. Sharks areparticularly vulnerable to overexploitation and slow to recover fromlarge population declines. ...
National and Regional Networks of Marine Protected Areas: A Review of Progress
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2008)
The report describes 30 national and 35 sub-national ecological MPA network initiatives. Most are still under development with very few formally gazetted, and even fewer fully managed. Those that have been declared and are ...
The State of the Marine Environment: Regional Assessments.
(2006)
The report identifies that countries have made considerable progress in developing and implementing appropriate policy responses at national, regional and international levels. Nevertheless, progress over the last decade ...
A Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large Marine Ecosystems.
(2007)
Related documents to the 9th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans
Tessa and the Fishy Mystery
(UNEP, 2004)
Tessa loved living near the seashore. Each day after school she'd run down to the sparkling white beach,
eager to play with her sea friends. Dolphin let her ride his smooth back. They splashed and plunged, exploring castles ...
Integrated Report on Ocean Remote Sensing for the NOWPAP Region
(NOWPAP Special Monitoring & Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Centre (NOWPAP CEARAC), 2005)
The objective of this report is to provide and share information on the status of Ocean Remote Sensing in the NOWPAP Region, and to address issues to be tackled through activities carried out by NOWPAP Special Monitoring ...
Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
Recent discussion of biodiversity loss has focused on its expected ecological consequences, as well as on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, and economic effects this loss will have on our world. Sustaining Lfe is the ...
Earth and Faith : A Book of Reflection for Action
(2000)
Reflection on links between faith and environmental protection.