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Regional ocean governance: Polycentric arrangements and their role in global ocean governance

Marine Policy, 2019
Abstract The importance of regional and subregional levels in global ocean governance is being increasingly recognised. Regional approaches are prominent in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The UN Environment Regional Seas Programme bodies focusing on pollution and biodiversity and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) regional ...
Robin Mahon, Lucia Fanning
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UNCLOS: Facilitating ocean governance and maritime security

Maritime Affairs Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India, 2022
The world’s oceans are facing a multitude of security challenges across various domains that require dynamic and varied responses, specific to the threat.
Ashutosh Kumar Singh
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Integrating Climate Change into Global Ocean Governance: The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on the Specific Obligations of State Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Journal of Island and Marine Studies
Climate change is having a significant impact on small island states and the adaptation to climate change is likely to become increasingly critical as the phenomenon intensifies.
Yuncheng Deng, Haiwen Zhang, Arti Pratap, Bradlee Failou, A. Hussain, Hertria Maharani Putri   +5 more
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Ocean Governance and Hybridity

Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations, 2020
Abstract In interstate and international interaction, norm breaking is a frequent occurrence and cause of conflict. This article discusses how to deal with such behavior when it occurs in maritime space. The particularities of distinct maritime spaces and their level of regulation provide distinct opportunities.
Sybille Reinke de Buitrago, Patricia Schneider   +1 more
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The Contribution of UNODC to Ocean Governance

2018
Abstract This chapter discusses the contribution of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to ocean governance. Formally established in 2004, UNODC is an office of the United Nations (UN) Secretariat focused on addressing the interrelated issues of drug control, crime prevention and international terrorism in the context of
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Oceans Governance in the Arctic

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 2008
AbstractGlobal warming is bringing rapid change to the Arctic. The melting of sea ice and glaciers is increasing faster than scientists predicted even a year ago. Environmental change is forcing legal and economic developments, which in turn will have serious environmental and social consequences.
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Global Ocean Governance

2018
Abstract This chapter discusses the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the area of global ocean governance. UNCTAD is the leading agency of the United Nations in the integrated treatment of trade and development as well as interrelated issues of finance, technology, investment and sustainable ...
Regina Asariotis, Graham Mott, Anila Premti, David Vivas-Eugui   +3 more
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Ocean Governance and Sustainability

2017
This chapter situates the maritime and shipping sector within the dynamic and integrated physical-social-ecological ocean system and the broad and evolving framework of ocean governance, management, and sustainability. While shipping operations occupy a prominent and historic role in the maritime world, ships no longer rule the waves alone.
Lawrence P. Hildebrand, Neil A. Bellefontaine   +1 more
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The UNDP and Ocean Governance

2018
Abstract This chapter discusses the role of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in ocean governance. It first provides a background on the history of the UNDP and its basic approach to ocean governance, with emphasis on how its history has shaped the UNDP’s relationship with ocean governance.
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The FAO and Ocean Governance

2018
Abstract This chapter examines the role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in ocean governance, not only in the conservation and management of living marine resources but also in other activities impacting fisheries management, such as regulating subsidies, the relationship with trade-related measures ...
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