Items tagged:
Marine biodiversity
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The ecosystem approach: a holistic perspective to marine biodiversity conservation
A new briefing by IIED and the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea explores the implementation of the ‘ecosystem approach’ in the international legally-binding treaty to protect marine biodiversity
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Fish Night 6: Wonders of the deep blue
IIED's Fish Night 6 event focused on the deep sea and the impacts of human activities on this fragile environment
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Navigating ocean investments
In the first of a new series of ‘Insights’ case studies designed to highlight links between business and sustainability, IIED looks at a business model that could be the key to bridging the marine conservation funding gap.
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New rules for high seas must include poorest countries’ needs
For new laws concerning the high seas to be effective and fair, it's vital that the poorest people are listened to and given an active role in protecting and managing our oceans. So says Essam Yassin Mohammed, who is in New York for the negotiations
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Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet
Essam Yassin Mohammed reports back from the first round of a UN preparatory meeting to create an agreement on the sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas
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Critical theme: Governing Marine Protected Areas
The governance framework of marine resources was the focus when the latest in a series of seminars at IIED took place on 6 October, 2014
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How to protect our oceans: use more carrots
Incentives to protect marine and coastal environments could be more effective than a ‘command and control’ approach, but only if reinforced by efficient, transparent and equitable governance.
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New Commission for oceans in crisis
Our oceans give us food and oxygen, regulate climate and offer untold riches, yet are in deep trouble. So what should a new Global Ocean Commission do about it?
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Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
On a white sandy beach in a small fishing village called Kuruwitu in eastern Kenya a ground-breaking project that aimed to protect marine biodiversity and improve livelihoods was launched in 2005. Six years on what obstacles has it encountered and what lessons can be learned?
