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Spatial segregation and bycatch risk as potential drivers of population trends of wandering albatrosses at South Georgia. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol
Abstract Spatial segregation in at‐sea distribution is frequently observed in seabirds and can have important implications for conservation and management. Globally, many albatross and petrel populations are declining due to bycatch in fisheries. In South Georgia, the decrease in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) differs among breeding sites ...
Warwick-Evans V   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Open-Source Marine Biodiversity Data Quality in the Norwegian Sea Spanning 149 Years: Knowledge Gaps in the Deep-Sea Mining Opening Area. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
To identify spatial–temporal patterns of marine species biodiversity and to provide specific information in Norway for Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements, we present biodiversity patterns for marine occurrences from 1876 to 2025 (149 years).
Paiba-García LC   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Stakeholder Perspectives on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Negotiations for a new international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) are currently ...
Jane Eva Collins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Architecture and agency for equity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

open access: yesEarth System Governance, 2022
The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) bring increased attention to various aspects of ocean governance, including equity.
Lisa M. Campbell   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Structuring Role of Marine Life in Open Ocean Habitat: Importance to International Policy

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2017
Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) lie outside the 200 nautical mile limits of national sovereignty and cover 58% of the ocean surface. Global conservation agreements recognize biodiversity loss in ABNJ and aim to protect ≥10% of oceans in marine ...
Bethan C. O'Leary, Callum M. Roberts
doaj   +1 more source

Marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction <br>The pioneering efforts under the OSPAR Convention

open access: yesUtrecht Law Review, 2009
The international community has committed itself to establishing a coherent network of marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2012. This network should also extend to areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), namely the high seas and the ‘Area’ (the seabed ...
Erik J. Molenaar, Alex G. Oude Elferink
doaj   +1 more source

Common Heritage of Mankind Principles Applied to Marine Genetic Resources in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

open access: yesLex Portus, 2022
The current political tension among developed states and developing nations regarding the exploration, exploitation, benefit-sharing, and conservation of marine genetic resources (MRGs) in ungoverned areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) requires a ...
Hanh Hong Pham, Tuan Van Vu
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying and Describing Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs): A Key Tool for the Protection of Ocean Biodiversity in Dispute

open access: yesArctic Review on Law and Politics, 2022
The distribution of legal authority to protect biodiversity in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) has been a contentious issue.
Christian Prip
doaj   +1 more source

"Conserving Marine Biodiversity in the Global Marine Commons: Co-evolution and Interaction with the Law of the Sea"

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2014
As global shipping intensifies and technological advances provide more opportunities to access the resources of the high seas and the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), the catalogue of threats to the marine environment and its biodiversity
Robin Margaret Warner
doaj   +1 more source

Governance in ABNJ in the Atlantic – progress in key processes and relevance for iAtlantic

open access: yes, 2021
One of the key aims of iAtlantic is to facilitate the uptake of new scientific knowledge in critical policy development and ocean governance processes. To this end iAtlantic assesses ocean governance frameworks applicable to the management of human activities affecting Atlantic marine ecosystems under conditions of change with the aim to identify ...
Weaver, Phil   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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