Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contemporary issues in the protection and conservation of the marine environment : an overview / Sandya Nishanthi Gunasekara & MD Saiful Karim -- Ocean governance and marine environmental conservation : concepts, principles, and institutions / Abul Hasanat & MD Saiful Karim -- Prevention, reduction, and control of marine pollution from land based sources and activities / Daud Hassan & Stan Palassis -- Prevention, reduction, and control of marine pollution from ships / Mahatab Uddin & MD Saiful Karim -- Control and prevention of marine pollution from offshore hydrocarbon and mineral resources exploration and production activities / Hossein Esmaeili -- Climate change, ocean acidification, and the marine environment : challenges for the international legal regime / Tavis Potts -- Marine spatial planning and the new frontiers of marine governance / Niko Soininen & Daud Hassan -- Conservation of marine living resources and fisheries management / Daud Hassan & Emdadul Haque -- Marine protected areas / Erika Techera -- Recognition of indigenous rights in governance of marine protected areas : applying international law and Australian experiences / Donna Craig -- Protection of the Antarctic marine environment : dimensions, relationships, and fields / Tuomas Kuokkanen -- Protection of the Arctic marine environment / Timo Koivurova & Nengye Liu -- Contemporary marine environmental disputes / Daud Hassan & Beatriz Garcia -- Future of international marine environmental law and policy : concluding remarks / Daud Hassan & Asraful Alam.

"Several disturbing issues pose a threat to the marine environment and its wellbeing, among them marine environmental pollution and degradation of marine biodiversity. Most troubling is that these issues are overwhelmingly caused by human activities which are sometimes transboundary, and their consequences will become more severe and complicated if not properly curbed. Thus, these activities require comprehensive policies, laws, and principles to manage them effectively. Linked to these solutions is the need for responsibilities, cooperation and commitments at local, national, regional and international levels. [This book appraises] the main issues, actors and institutions engaged in the legal aspects of marine environmental conservation. With contributions from an international range of authors, the book provides an...account of the legal and policy framework underlying international marine environmental issues, and of the fundamental concepts and strategies that are important to the protection of the marine environment. Some of the topics explored include: the prevention of marine pollution caused by land based activities, ships, and offshore hydrocarbon and mineral resources exploration; the conservation and management of marine living resources; the marine environment in the polar regions; and the settlement of marine environmental disputes."--

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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