solas convention is the most comprehensive international convention relating to safety of human life at sea. although detailed regulations of the convention, cover different aspects of marine safety, according to article 1, paragraph (b) of the convention the contracting governments have undertaken to promulgate any national regulations to give the convention complete effect, so as to ensure th...

By engaging the visiting public with live animals, zoos and aquariums can be effective providers of environmental education | In 2010, governments agreed to the United Nations Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, which aims to halt and eventually reverse global biodiversity loss (http://www.cbd.int/ sp/default.shtml). To build support and momentum for this urgent task, the United Nations ...

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UN, 1982 (known as UNCLOS)), which includes a call for a maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach to managing fisheries; • United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UN, 1992a (known as UNCED)), including Chapter 17 of Agenda 21 which highlights a precautionary approach; • United Nations Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement of 1995 (...

May 2003 marked a critical achievement in efforts to stem the global tobacco epidemic, as the member states of the World Health Organization unanimously endorsed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). However, the adoption of the FCTC signifies only the end of the beginning of effective global action to control tobacco. Over the next several years the utility of the FCTC process an...

The future of tropical forest biodiversity depends more than ever on the effective management of human-modified landscapes, presenting a daunting challenge to conservation practitioners and land use managers. We provide a critical synthesis of the scientific insights that guide our understanding of patterns and processes underpinning forest biodiversity in the human-modified tropics, and presen...

How can we ensure that 9 billion people will have access to a nutritious and healthy diet that is produced in a sustainable manner by 2050? Despite major advances, our global food system still fails to feed a significant part of humanity adequately. Diversifying food systems and diets to include nutrient-rich species can help reduce malnutrition, while contributing other multiple benefits inclu...

Abstract At the end of 2020, 149 States were party to 1951 Convention, its 1967 Protocol, or both. Forty-four members United Nations, however, not either these core instruments. What is influence Refugee Convention in non-signatory States? How do engage with, and help create, international refugee regime? Taking questions as starting point, this article aims chart a new research agenda focusing...