Regional action plan for the protected areas of East Asia 2006-2010

Regional action plan for the protected areas of East Asia 2006-2010
Title Regional action plan for the protected areas of East Asia 2006-2010 PDF eBook
Author
Publisher IUCN
Pages 92
Release
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ISBN 283171074X

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Marine Protected Areas Network in the South China Sea

Marine Protected Areas Network in the South China Sea
Title Marine Protected Areas Network in the South China Sea PDF eBook
Author Vu Hai Dang
Publisher Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Pages 338
Release 2014-01-09
Genre Law
ISBN 9004266356

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The once pristine and rich marine environment of the South China Sea is degrading at an alarming rate due to the rapid socioeconomic development of the region. Despite this, and due mainly to complicated sovereignty and maritime disputes, coastal States have not been able to develop effective regional cooperation to safeguard the shared marine environment. Marine Protected Areas Network in the South China Sea discusses legal and political measures to support the development of a network of marine protected areas in the South China Sea. Such a network, if properly developed, would not only help to protect the marine environment and resources of the region but also contribute to decreasing the tension among its coastal States. These measures are suggested in accordance with international law, based on the specific geopolitical context of the South China Sea region and take into consideration experiences in developing regional networks of marine protected areas from other marine regions.

Global Environment Outlook

Global Environment Outlook
Title Global Environment Outlook PDF eBook
Author United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher UNEP/Earthprint
Pages 578
Release 2007
Genre Nature
ISBN 9789280728361

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The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global environment. Environment for development is the GEO-4 underlying theme and the report pays special attention to the role and impact of the environment on human well-being as well as to the use of environmental valuation as a tool for decision-making. GEO-4's 2007 publication date marks the half-way point for the Millennium Development Goals, The environment, as well as being the subject of MDG 7, is also a thread that runs through all the goals. Includes Errata.

Small grants, large gains

Small grants, large gains
Title Small grants, large gains PDF eBook
Author Kumudini Ekaratne
Publisher IUCN
Pages 76
Release 2013-01-01
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 955020524X

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Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is a partnership-based regional initiative promoting investments in coastal ecosystems that support sustainable development. This booklet documents selected MFF Small Grants Facility Phase 2 projects, implemented in Sri Lanka, with emphasis on the sharing of good practices and lessons learnt. The projects are categorized into four thematic areas, namely, Generating Knowledge, Education and Awareness, Ecosystem Restoration, and Livelihood Enhancement. The booklet is based on information gathered from project progress reports, mid-term reviews, notes made during field monitoring visits and lessons learnt workshops.

Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies

Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies
Title Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies PDF eBook
Author Biliana Cicin-Sain
Publisher Routledge
Pages 683
Release 2015-05-15
Genre Political Science
ISBN 131765806X

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This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy. All chapters follow a common framework for policy analysis. While most coastal nations of the world already have a variety of sectoral policies in place to manage different uses of the ocean (such as shipping, fishing, oil and gas development), in the last two decades, the coastal nations covered in the book have undertaken concerted efforts to articulate and implement an integrated, ecosystem-based vision for the governance of ocean areas under their jurisdiction. This includes goals and procedures to harmonize existing uses and laws, to foster sustainable development of ocean areas, to protect biodiversity and vulnerable resources and ecosystems, and to coordinate the actions of the many government agencies that are typically involved in oceans affairs. The book highlights the serious conflicts of use in most national ocean zones and the varying attempts by nations to follow the prescriptions emanating from the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention and the outcomes of the 1992, 2002, and 2012 sustainable development summits. The interrelationship among uses and processes in the coast and ocean requires that ocean governance be integrated, precautionary, and anticipatory. Overall, the book provides a definitive state-of-the-art review and analysis of national and regional ocean policies around the world.

Maritime Issues in the South China Sea

Maritime Issues in the South China Sea
Title Maritime Issues in the South China Sea PDF eBook
Author Nien-Tsu Alfred Hu
Publisher Routledge
Pages 189
Release 2013-10-31
Genre History
ISBN 1317967402

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South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, from intraregional competition to extraregional involvement. The submissions made in 2009 by several Southeast Asian states to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) respecting outer limits of extended continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles in the South China Sea resulted in renewed attention to the maritime disputes over the insular features and the waters of the South China Sea among several claimant States. Questions have resurfaced about the future of cooperation in the region. Furthermore, the improvement of cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and China after 2008 has added a new element to the evolution of South China Sea issues. This book describes these recent developments in depth and provides an examination of possible future developments in the South China Sea. The articles in this book were originally published as special sections in Ocean Development & International Law.

GEF Country Portfolio Evaluation

GEF Country Portfolio Evaluation
Title GEF Country Portfolio Evaluation PDF eBook
Author Global Environment Facility. Evaluation Office
Publisher GEF Evaluation Office
Pages 128
Release 2008
Genre Environmental protection
ISBN 1933992085

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