 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 (...

On September 8, 2000, the 189 nations of the general assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration. This declaration reaffirms international commitment to the organization and charter of the UN and establishes shared fundamental values for the twenty-first century. Included among these objectives are a specific group of 8 goals which have been named the M...