Documents

From the Cairns High Seas Biodiveristy Workshop:

Conserving The Biodiversity Of The High Seas And Deep Oceans: Institutional Gaps In The International System; Alfonso Ascencio and Michael Bliss

Effects of Demersal Fishing on the High Seas; Alan Butler, Dianne Furlani, Donna Hayes

A Review of the Biodiversity of the Deep Sea; Butler AJ, Koslow JA, Snelgrove PVR, Jumiper SK

Workshop On The Governance Of High-Seas Biodiversity Conservation, Cairns, Australia, 16-20 June 2003;

Summary Report of the Vilm Expert Workshop on Managing Risks to Biodiversity and the Environment on the High Sea, Including Tools such as Marine Protected Areas -- Scientific Requirements and Legal Aspects; Kristina M. Gjerde, J.D.

An Action Plan for High Seas Marine Protected Areas; Outcome of the Workshop in Malaga, Spain; Graeme Kelleher

Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Habitats and Related Governance Issues; S. Kim Juniper

Implementing High Seas Biodiversity Conservation: Global Geopolitical Considerations; Stuart Kaye

Governance of High Seas Biodiversity Conservation: A Framework for Identifying and Responding to Governance Gaps; Lee A. Kimball

Marine Protected Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Existing Legal Principles and a Future International Law Framework; Warner, R.

The International Seabed Authority And The Governance Of High Seas Biodiversity; Satya N. Nandan

CCAMLR's Approaches to Ecosystem Based Management; Stephen Nicol

Workshop on the Governance of High Seas Biodiversity Conservation;

Military Activities And High Seas Biodiversity Conservation; Colin Trinder, Steve Cole

The Convention On Biological Diversity -- Emerging Issues In Conservation And Sustainable Use Of High Seas Biodiversity; Marjo Vierros, Dan Ogolla

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High Seas Bottom Fisheries and their Impact on the Biodiversity of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems: Full length version. Matthew Gianni, June 2004. An IUCN / NRDC / CI / WWF product (1 Mb)

High Seas Bottom Fisheries and their Impact on the Biodiversity of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems: Executive Summary. Matthew Gianni, June 2004. An IUCN / NRDC / CI / WWF product (216 KB)

The Biology, Ecology and Vulnerability of Seamount Communities. Alex Rogers PhD 2004 (210KB)

The Biology, Ecology and Vulnerability of Deep-Water Coral Reefs. Alex Rogers PhD 2004 (146 KB)

Ten-year high seas marine protected area strategy: a ten-year strategy to promote the development of a global representative system of high seas marine protected area networks. New Summary Version for CBD COP7 as agreed by Marine Theme participants at the 5th World Parks Congress Governance Session “Protecting Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction", Durban, South Africa (8-17 September 2003). Joint IUCN / WCPA / WWF product (252KB)

Ten-year high seas marine protected area strategy: a ten-year strategy to promote the development of a global representative system of high seas marine protected area networks. Summary Version as agreed by Marine Theme participants at the 5th World Parks Congress Governance Session “Protecting Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction", Durban, South Africa (8-17 September 2003). Joint IUCN and WWF product (169 KB).

Marine Protected Areas on the High Seas: Some Legal and Policy Considerations. Tullio Scovazzi, 2003.Paper Presented at the World Parks Congress, Governance Session “ Protecting Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction"

Towards a Strategy for High Seas Marine Protected Areas (July 2003 Version). Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas, 15-17 January 2003, Malaga, Spain. Kristina M. Gjerde and Charlotte Breide, 2003 (0.76Mb)

International Ocean Governance: Using International Law and Organisations to Manage Marine Resources Sustainably. Lee Kimball. 2001

The status of natural resources on the high-seas. WWF/IUCN. 2001 Includes:
Baker, C.M., Bett, B.J., Billett, D.S.M and Rogers, A.D. An environmental perspective. and
de Fontaubert, A.C. Legal and political considerations. (1.9MB)