This report is based on discussions among maritime experts and draws on the conclusions of a workshop that was held in Istanbul in 2007.
The threatened species categories used in Red Data Books and Red Lists have been in place for almost 30 years. The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria provide an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction, so as to focus attention on conservation measures designed to protect them.
Over the past decade, there has been growing concern among international stakeholders, particularly in Mediterranean countries, about aquaculture product quality, knowledge management, interaction with the environment, technology and systems, fish health and welfare, management of biological lifecycles and sustainable feed production within the aquaculture sector. This publication is a result of a constructive debate among stakeholders.
<p>Le présent ouvrage est un compte-rendu de deux ateliers qui ont eu lieu en 2007 et 2008 à Tunis et Rabat. Lobjet des ateliers était de faire un état des lieux de la gouvernance de la mer Méditerranée, de chercher des solutions aux problèmes actuels afin daccompagner les positions et les décisions politiques nationales et intergouvernementales, et influencer ainsi les centres de décision en faveur dune bonne gouvernance en Méditerranée.
Fewer than 11% of CBD Parties have adopted substantive ABS law, and nearly all of these are developing countries, focusing almost entirely on the access side of the equation. Most of the CBDs specific ABS obligations, however, relate to the other side of the equation benefit sharing. This book considers the full range of ABS obligations, and how existing tools in user countries national law can be used to achieve the CBDs third objective.
A survey of tourists and tour operators in the Egyptian Red Sea region shows that the industry often misperceives its clients environmental sensitivity, putting its own business at risk. Climate change is a growing threat to the tourism industry by making destinations less attractive and jeopardizing major sources of income. The awareness of tourists towards climate change and other environmental issues is likely to be a major driver of their future holiday choices.
