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The Commission was informed of initiatives that were being undertaken by Pacific island developing countries to protect biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem services, such as the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in Kiribati, the

Lifeguards patrol this area, making it the

The Ministers recognized that millions

It could also draw attention to some emerging issues affecting the marine environment and its sustainable use, such as marine debris; conservation and sustainable use of marine

At the same session, the General Assembly urged States to formulate, adopt and implement integrated and

The majority of the inhabitants of small island developing States live

Options include: maintaining or restoring wetlands capable of absorbing floods; restoration of flood plains on rivers; protection or restoration of forests on steep slopes (through legislation, purchase, incentives or agreement); protection; good management or if necessary, restoration

In that regard, we welcome the General

Improved the understanding of the factors influencing global climate change, as mediated by oceanic and other interacting processes; Improved the conceptual and observational instruments to assess changes at the ecosystem level with a view to enhancing capacities for managing major large marine ecosystems; Achieved better understanding of the relationship between the physical and biogeochemical systems and processes, with special reference to the detection and

Science Without Borders（R）" has become the overarching theme of the Foundation,

Acknowledging that, in many countries, indigenous and local communities have a distinctive relationship with marine

EJ indicated that in the Comoros, climate change will threaten the physical security and public health of coastal communities with rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms and cyclones, resulting in tidal surges, lowland flooding, and beach erosion; endanger Comorian culture by forcing people to seek refuge in more environmentally secure nations, where they will no longer be able to continue traditional customs and practices; threaten Comorians’ access to freshwater by warming air temperatures, decreasing precipitation, and salt-water intrusion into groundwater; and jeopardize food security by impeding the

Increased precipitation in some areas will lead

While there has been much progress in the past decade in the management of biodiversity resources, there is also a continued loss of biodiversity owing to the introduction of invasive and alien species,

Deforestation is leading to increased sedimentation and

These species play key roles in the ocean either

With support and cooperation from local and regional scientific and regulatory agencies, the primary

The viability of the municipality’s (and the province’s) economy clearly depends on the health of its

In relation to the special theme of “Space and ecosystem management”, which had been included for consideration at its fifty-fifth session, the Committee took note of the efforts to use satellite data to generate coastal zone maps and coastal ecosystem habitat maps, as

Greater efforts are also needed to strengthen the reference to oceans by highlighting: (a) the importance of the links between fisheries and food security;

Also requests the Secretary-General, taking into consideration existing reports in preparing that report, to identify potential actions consistent with

Chile imposed severe penalties on owners of vessels that made discards, amounting to steep cuts in their total allowable catch, and Thailand implemented a “Green Fin Programme”, in cooperation with a wide