Reducing habitats

Other threats to the marine and coastal ecosystems from marine litter include smothering of the seabed and disturbance of habitats from mechanical beach cleaning.

Iran states that the oil spills resulting from Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait affected the marine habitats and marine organisms at the initial stages of their life cycle.

As an anthropogenic activity in the marine environment, fishing affects marine habitats worldwide and has the potential to alter the functioning and state of marine ecosystems, in particular vulnerable ecosystems as well as the biodiversity associated with them.

Iraq further argues that Saudi Arabia has collected too few samples to make its sampling and analytical techniques to establish damage to marine subtidal habitat meaningful.

(a) Improving the productivity of species and the preservation of marine habitats, through mutual assistance to develop capabilities to identify, explore and exploit the natural resources of their respective exclusive economic zones

And, to make matters worse, illegal fishermen often use highly destructive gear that destroys habitats, endangers marine wildlife, and threatens healthy fisheries.

It is also an issue that is connected to other marine environmental, economic and health problems, including the possible distribution of toxic substances, the destruction of marine habitats and biodiversity, and the transfer of invasive species.

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These habitats remain poorly explored.

The marine environment is also affected by physical alterations of the coastal zone, including destruction of habitats of vital importance to maintain ecosystem health.30 The Informal Consultative Process discussed land based sources of marine debris at its sixth meeting (see A 60 99).

The size of sea ice zones and the length of their margins are likely to decrease dramatically with climate warming, shrinking habitats and threatening the biodiversity of these fragile ecosystems.

(e) Restoration afforestation of the mangrove forest to compensate habitat loss

Subsurface oil was present in many areas in a variety of habitats.

Since the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling, several species now appear to be recovering, although the recovery baseline remains controversial.112 Current major threats to some populations of whales and other cetaceans are from by catch, ship strikes, anthropogenic underwater noise, entanglement in fishing equipment and alteration of habitats.

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When changes to a habitat occur rapidly, animals do not have time to adjust.

Second claim unit Intertidal shoreline habitats Saudi Arabia seeks compensation in the amount of USD 5,369,894,855 for severe and persistent damage to a large area of its intertidal shoreline habitats resulting from the oil spills caused by Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

These habitats are rich in rockfish (Sebastes spp), shrimp and other crustaceans.

Contamination of water supplies and destruction of rare habitat are also among potential problems.

Marine environment and marine resources

Reducing habitats occur in regions of the oceans where oxygen concentrations are low.

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

Macrofaunal diversity appears to rival many other hard substrate habitats in the deep sea.33 At least 19 species are shared with other reducing habitats, including hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, and they may have represented important geographic stepping stones during the evolution and radiation of organisms reliant on these habitats.

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Very few species are shared with other reducing habitats, such as vents, although there are similarities at higher taxonomic levels that indicate a common origin for elements of the faunas of these habitats.

By the early 1980s, the concept had broadened from agricultural systems design towards sustainable human habitats.

Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

Maritime claims and the delimitation of maritime zones

Marine environment and marine living resources

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

They were the first to colonize wild habitats and develop agriculture, and they established the first settlements in the history of human migration.

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Their success in so many environments has been attributed to their social organisation and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

As a result of these unprecedented pressures, we are witnessing the degradation of habitats and the over exploitation of biological resources.

Such processes will have ramifications for urban habitats and impose greater pressures on already fragile island ecosystems.

XI. Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

Marine science

Seaports

The Panel recommends that

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