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ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Marine environment
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Desert Biomes
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Coastal and Inland wetlands
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Arcticand Antarctic
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern Africa Region, hereinafter referred to as the Nairobi Convention, is a legally binding regional agreement for the protection, management and development of the Eastern African Region.
Detailed explanation-2: -ABOUT THE NAIROBI CONVENTION The Western Indian Ocean is being degraded by activities that harm marine life, undermine coastal communities and negatively affect human health. These threats make it more important than ever for governments in the region to work together to strengthen protection of the ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration envisaged the creation of a special Commission to frame long-term environmental strategies for achieving sustainable developments up to the year 2000 and beyond. The Declaration was endorsed by the governing council of UNEP in; 1987, and also by the General Assembly of the UNO.
Detailed explanation-4: -the Convention provides the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect adversely the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment.