60 datasets found

Summary statistics, per country, for the extent of area covered by protected areas for both terrestrial and marine realms. LMCs only.

The Asia and Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Unabated warming could significantly undo previous achievements of economic development and...

Universal call upon concert actions regarding ocean-related sustainable development have been requested to be applied and implemented at all levels form local and national to...

This Law prescribes integrated management of marine and island resources and protection of the marine and island environment; and the rights, obligations and responsibilities of...

The concept of the exclusive economic zone is an essential element of the "package" of compromises and trade-offs that constitutes the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. It...

Recognizing the value of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and other transboundary water systems (open ocean, groundwater aquifers, lakes and reservoirs, and river basins), their...

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/1, the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the United Nations system, has the honor to submit the report on progress towards the...

The text that follows provides an overview of interactions at the goal level between sdg14 – the ‘entry level goal’ for this assessment – and the other 16 sdgs. Taking into...

This synthesis review is part of a broader collaboration between the Rockefeller Foundation and the Foundation Center aimed at helping the Foundation and our partners build more...

This study considers the relevance of a ‘coordinated set’ of indicators capable of comparing common regional marine ecosystem issues. The report collates information on...

The South China Sea is the global center of shallow water tropical marine biodiversity, however the loss of coastal habitats in this marine basin are high and increasing. Each...

Press release on the outcome of the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China

Viet Nam’s diplomatic note (see annex) regarding the letter dated 3 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations...

Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating China's sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea

Letter from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations stating sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea

Archived definition of ocean acidification from US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

A brief about Vietnamese scientist Dr. Dang Thuy Binh and her research on marine biodiversity in the Mekong Delta. This brief introduces Ms Binh’s challenges as a woman pursuing...

This study investigated the perceptions on and adaptations to climate change impacts of 235 pangasius farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Data were collected using...

A joint declaration by over 200 participants at the 2014 forum of the EU-funded Building Coastal Resilience Project. The declaration comprises participants’ major...

This report presents a rapid assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of coastal habitats and selected species in eight focal areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand....