Marine environment and marine resources

Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

Marine environment, marine resources, marine biodiversity and the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems

Marine environment, marine resources and the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems

XI. Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

State of the Marine Environment Report. Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment, Kuwait, 2003, 217 pp.

V Marine safety and protection of the marine environment from accidental pollution

(ii) Protection of the marine environment and

(a) Protection and preservation of the marine environment

We must strike a balance between marine resources exploitation and the conservation of the marine environment.

State of the Marine Environment 2003. Marine Pollution and Coastal Zone Management Section Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources (MRMEWR). Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 2003.

The United Nations Environment Programme and the marine litter challenge

II Global assessment of the state of the marine environment

Allow me to speak on the subject of the marine environment.

C. The protection of marine environment and biodiversity in the Area

The programme promoted the reduction of marine casualties, the elimination of substandard shipping and the protection of the marine environment.

(h) serious harm to the marine environment means any effect from activities in the Area on the marine environment which represents a significant adverse change in the marine environment determined according to the rules, regulations and procedures adopted by the Authority on the basis of internationally recognized standards and practices.

Marine debris, also referred to as marine litter, is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment.

(b) Effects of marine debris (the effects of marine debris on human health, safety, tourism and other economic activities, navigation, marine species, the marine environment and fisheries) (see A 60 63, paras. 241 247)

As long as the input of non degradable litter into the marine environment continues, the result will be increased quantities of marine litter in the coastal and marine environments.

Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)  Kuwait Convention region

Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (Council decision 1992 265)

The representative of the Permanent South Pacific Commission said that its plan of action to protect the marine environment, including vulnerable marine ecosystems, and the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South East Pacific and its Protocols provided the basis for action with respect to marine debris.

Expressing its concern over the projected adverse effects of anthropogenic and natural climate change and ocean acidification on the marine environment and marine biodiversity,

Expressing its serious concern over the current and projected adverse effects of anthropogenic and natural climate change on the marine environment and marine biodiversity,

Such an approach should preserve biodiversity and not cause harm to the marine environment.

My delegation attaches great significance to the marine environment and supports the implementation of Part XII of the Convention, which deals with the protection and preservation of the marine environment and resources from pollution and physical degradation.

My statement will focus on three issues that are of major concern to Kenya namely, capacity building, marine safety and security, and the marine environment.

One delegation highlighted the relationship between current and past areas of focus, such as protection and preservation of the marine environment and vulnerable marine ecosystems.

Emphasizing the need to protect and preserve the marine environment in accordance with international law,

And what we're finding is that a lot of it is in the marine environment.

And yet, marine debris has disastrous consequences for the environment, the economy, security and health.

Callum Roberts, Professor in Marine Conservation Biology, Environment Department, University of York, United Kingdom, explained how marine reserves could benefit fisheries and ecosystem recovery and stability.

Considering the very slow rate of degradation of most marine litter items, a continuous input of large quantities of marine litter will result in a gradual increase of litter in the coastal and marine environment.

There is a need to differentiate between measures aimed at preventing marine litter at the source and measures taken to deal with marine litter once it is already present in the marine and coastal environment.

It provides guidance to protect the marine environment by ensuring the sustainable use of marine resources, and it contains provisions for dealing with crimes committed at sea.

45. Urges all States to implement the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based ActivitiesA 51 116, annex II. and to accelerate activity to safeguard the marine environment against pollution and physical degradation

One delegation noted that, as different types of marine debris have various effects on the marine environment, it would be inappropriate for the international community to declare a comprehensive ban on the discharge of marine debris.

Surrounded by the sea, Japan considers the preservation of the marine environment to be extremely important.

It poses a threat to the marine environment, as well as to human life and activities.

We attach great importance to the protection and conservation of the marine environment and its biodiversity.

Therefore, concerned at the persistent signs of deterioration of the marine environment, we recognize the need to take urgent conservation measures in vulnerable marine ecosystems, such as seamounts.

While the main problems related to the marine environment and to marine resources are within national zones, there are also obvious and huge challenges on the high seas.

(c) A preliminary assessment of the possible impact of the proposed exploration activities on the marine environment

II The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities