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Notes
1 Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Synthesis, p. 31, http://www.maweb.org/
documents/document.356.aspx.pdf
2 1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometres.
3 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, http://
www.admiraltylawguide.com/conven/oilpol1954.html
4 Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, 1958, http://untreaty.
un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_territorial_sea.pdf
5 Convention on the High Seas, 1958, http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/
instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf
6 Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958, http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/
instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_continental_shelf.pdf
7 Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High
Seas, 1958, http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/
8_1_1958_fi shing.pdf
8 Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UN Convention
on the Law of the Seas, http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/
convention_overview_part_xi.htm
9 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, Hel-
sinki, 1974, http://www.helcom.fi /Convention/
10 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area,
Helsinki, 1992, http://www.helcom.fi /Convention/
11 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS for the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory
Fish Stocks, http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_
overview_fi sh_stocks.htm
12 Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea
and the Belts, http://www.ecolex.org/ecolex/ledge/view/RecordDetails?id=
TRE-000535&index=treaties
13 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and Inter-
national Lakes, http://www.unece.org/env/water/
14 Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercours-
es, http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_3_1997.pdf
15 Draft articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/
texts/instruments/english/draft%20articles/8_5_2008.pdf
16 Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East At-
lantic, Irish and North Seas, http://www.ascobans.org/
17 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, http://
www.cms.int/
18 International Plant Protection Convention, https://www.ippc.int/
19 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat,
http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-texts-convention-on/main/
ramsar/1-31-38%5E20671_4000_0
20 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heri-
tage, http://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/
21 UN Convention to Combat Desertifi cation in Those Countries Experiencing Serious
Drought and/or Desertifi cation, especially in Africa, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/
ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-10&chapter=27&lang=en
22 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora, http://www.cites.org/
23 If the continental shelf of a state extends beyond 200 nautical miles, the state is also
entitled to regulate the conservation of the biodiversity on the seabed within the
limits of law of the sea and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.