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Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
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The wealth of the sea is finite
The oceans occupy more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and 95% of the biosphere. Life in the sea is roughly 1000 times older than the genus Homo. There is broad recognition that the seas face unprecedented human-induced threats from industries such as fishing and transportation, the effects of waste disposal, excess nutrients from agricultural runoff, and the introduction of exotic species. If we fail to understand both the vulnerability and resilience of the living sea, the relatively brief history of the human species will face a tragic destiny.
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7 May 2012
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, 7 to 11 May 2012, UNHQ, New York
28 February 2012
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Recife, Brazil, 28 February 2012
17 February 2012
Press Release: Atlantic seamount becomes the first case added to international repository of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
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Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), 27-31 August 2012, Galapágos Islands, Ecuador
25 April 2012
Southern Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), 30 July to 3 August, 2012
20 April 2012
2012 International Day for Biological Diversity: Marine Biodiversity and The Green Wave 2012
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11 June 2012 - 15 June 2012, Hameenlinna, Finland
European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) - 27th Session
6 July 2012 - 13 July 2012, Bucharest, Romania
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30 July 2012 - 3 August 2012, Venue TBD, Mauritius
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