The Regional Maritime Legal Advisor, Captain Dr. Peter Heathcote was in Samoa to assist the Ministry of Works. Transport and Infrastructure, the Samoa Shipping Corporation (SSC) and the Samoa Ports Authority (SPA) implement the recent amendments to the SOLAS Convention dealing with Maritime Security and the new International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code. During this short visit, an enormous amount of work was accomplished as documented in this brief.
The 2009 tsunami waves that swept through parts of the Samoa Islands brought a lot of marine life with them, portions of which were stranded on land when the waves subsided. In addition to the reef fishes of varying sizes, marine turtles, a few sharks and dolphins were also stranded.
This report focuses on marine turtles and attempts to give an account on the number and fate of marine turtles that were stranded on land after the tsunami waves.
Environment related legislation review of Samoa.
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Guidelines, brochures, Indicators and published work on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is an international treaty governing the movements of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another.
The Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS) focuses on bycatch mitigation and management in oceanic tuna and billfish fisheries*. It is an open resource useful for fishery managers, fishers, scientists, observers, educators and anyone with an interest in fisheries management. As a reference and educational tool, the BMIS aims to support the adoption and implementation of science-based management measures so that bycatch is managed comprehensively and sustainably.
Growth and Survival of the Giant Clams
This publication presents information on coastal and offshore fisheries in the region. The information is broken down into resource categories, the major types of fishing, the important species, the status of those resources, and the fisheries management that occurs.
Current State of Knowledge of Cetacean Threats, Diversity and Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region
Current State of Knowledge of Cetacean Threats, Diversity and Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region
The Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity provide a framework for assisting Governments, indigenous and local communities, resource managers, the private sector and other stakeholders, about how to ensure that their uses of biological diversity will not lead to its long-term decline.
The Akwé Kon Voluntary Guidelines are a tangible tool in keeping with the greater emphasis now placed by Parties to the Convention on practical results based on the identification and pursuit of outcome-oriented targets with a view to achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological
It is a 2 page brochure which discusses the evolution in biotechnology and the need for biosafety measures to ensure the genetic modified organisms (GMOs) or the living modified organisms (LMOs) follow a national biosafety legislation to address the movement of LMOs across national borders.
Biosafety is one of the issues addressed by the Convention on Biological Diversity. At its second meeting, held in November 1995, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention established an Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety to develop a draft protocol on biosafety, focusing specifically on transboundary
Its a 2 page brochure detailing the Framework goals, sub-targets and indicators used to assess the progress towards the 2010 Biodiversity Target
Bonn Guidelines will form part of the broader framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity to
promote and safeguard the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. Bonn Guidelines will serve as a vital tool for the full implementation of the Convention and the safeguarding of the natural wealth on which all human societies depend.
The objectives of this Convention, to be pursued in accordance with its relevant provisions, are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies, and by appropriate funding.
Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 is an output of the Convention as a whole, and the fi rst acknowledgements and
thanks must go to the Parties to the Convention, other Governments, and observer organizations that have
helped shape the report through their deliberations at the Conference of the Parties (COP), the Subsidiary
Body on Scientifi c, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), and through the participation of their
experts in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the 2010 Target (AHTEG), and in the peer
review process.
Provides articles 1-42 for the Convention on Biological Diversity published 5 June 1992
Details articles 1-40 for the SECTION II CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
Abstracts of Poster Presentations at the 12th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention on Biological Diversity 2–6 July 2007 in Paris, France. Contributions contained in this publication will stimulate awareness about the interlinkages between biodiversity and climate change. These interlinkages run both ways.
The Adaptation Under the Frameworks of the CBD, the UNCCD and the UNFCCC is a Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions. A Joint Liaison Group (JLG) between the secretariats of the CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC was established in 2001 with the aim of enhancing coordination between the three Conventions, including cooperation on adaptation. This information note is the first step to enhancing collaboration towards linking climate change adaptation, combating desertification, and biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.