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EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030

The strategy aims to put Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030, and contains specific actions and commitments. It is the proposal for the EU's contribution to the upcoming international negotiations on the global post-2020 biodiversity framework.

Sustainable Development Goals: #14 Life Below Water

The Global Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development seek to end poverty and hunger, realise the human rights of all, achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and ensure the lasting protection of the planet and its natural resources.

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Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is an outcome of the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. Its tentative title had been the "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework." The GBF was adopted by the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 19 December 2022.

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Guidelines for applying the IUCN protected area management categories to Marine Protected Areas

This Guide is a reference for managers of protected areas. Developed in collaboration with experts, it offers practical guidelines for effective and sustainable management.

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An Introduction to the Marine Protected Area Guide

The MPA Guide is a science-based tool to identify different types of MPAs and connect these types of MPAs with the outcomes they are expected to achieve.

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Marine Spatial Planing Legal Drafting Guide

A comprehensive guide on best practices for drafting and shaping legislation for Marine Spatial Planning, with examples of legislation for Marine Protected Areas and MSP policy from around the world. This was a joint effort by the Waitt Institute, Environmental Law Institute, and Animals | Environment PLLC, based on the work accomplished at the 2019 Blue Prosperity Workshop on Drafting Legislation to Support MSP in Auckland, New Zealand. 

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