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

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

(ii) Protection of the marine environment and

(a) Protection and preservation of the marine environment

The protection of the marine environment calls for urgent action.

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

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

Marine environment and marine resources

Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

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

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.

XI. Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

E. Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities and associated programmes

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.

Chamber for Marine Environment Disputes

Article 13 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, 2003, Environmental emergencies

The Chinese Government attaches great importance to the protection of the marine environment and to the promotion of sustainable development.

61. Notes with interest the decision taken at the fifty second session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization to designate the Western European Waters as a particularly sensitive sea area Marine Environment Protection Committee, document MEPC 52 24, annex 10, resolution MEPC.121(52).

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.

Kuwait is also involved in other programmes with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the protection of the marine environment.

This year, we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities, and we must continue to strengthen the protection of the marine ecosystem.

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

a. promote programmes of scientific, educational, technical and other assistance to developing States for the protection and preservation of the marine environment and the prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution.

30. Notes the importance of the responsibilities entrusted to the Authority by articles 143 and 145 of the Convention, which refer to marine scientific research and protection of the marine environment respectively

A training programme on marine environment protection was formulated and is used by the national Maritime Training and Fisheries Institutes in the region.

New Zealand reaffirms its readiness to engage seriously with others to work through the relevant issues to enhance protection of the marine environment.

34. Also notes the importance of the responsibilities entrusted to the Authority by articles 143 and 145 of the Convention, which refer to marine scientific research and protection of the marine environment, respectively

We attach great importance to the protection and conservation of the marine environment and its biodiversity. Therefore, we must redouble our efforts to combat and limit the pollution and degradation of marine ecosystems.

The Commission focused its efforts on promoting integrated management and the development of national plans of action for the protection of the marine environment.

Such monitoring programmes will result in the establishment of rigorous databases for the protection and preservation of the marine environment associated with mineral deposits.

28. Also takes note of the importance of the responsibilities entrusted to the Authority by articles 143 and 145 of the Convention, which refer to marine scientific research and protection of the marine environment respectively

I will focus on three main topics in my statement today the evaluation of the 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement, the sustainable management of living marine resources and protection of the marine environment, and maritime security.

At this time we would like to note that Kuwait is the host country of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME), which was established by regional agreement in 1978, in order to promote cooperation in protecting the marine environment from pollution.

46. Emphasizes once again the importance of the implementation of Part XII of the Convention in order to protect and preserve the marine environment and its living marine resources against pollution and physical degradation, and calls upon all States to cooperate and take measures, directly or through competent international organizations, for the protection and preservation of the marine environment

The Global Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities is seen as an important instrument for that purpose.

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

Those programmes include the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Management and Utilization of Marine Mammals, the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities and the Regional Seas Programme.

The European Union's determination to play its part is demonstrated by its recent publication of its Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment the Marine Strategy together with the proposal for its legislative underpinning.

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.

Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semi aquatic life in a marine environment.

Governments may individually or collectively, including through relevant international water agreements and the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land based Activities, wish