Protection of Coral Reefs for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development

A/RES/66/194No PDF available

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 19Sustainable development, published in 2012.

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2 versions · 2011–2012

2012A/RES/66/194Protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and developmentLatestCompare with previous version
2011A/RES/65/150Protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and development

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5 topics

Coral Reefs Environmental Management Environmental Protection Marine Ecosystems Sustainable Development

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6 operative paragraphs

Urges States, within their national jurisdictions and the competent international organizations, within their respective mandates, given the imperative for action, to take practical steps at all levels to protect coral reefs and related ecosystems for sustainable livelihoods and development, including immediate and concerted global, regional and local action to respond to the challenges and to address the adverse impact of climate change, including through mitigation and adaptation, as well as of ocean acidification, on coral reefs and related ecosystems;

Also urges States to formulate, adopt and implement integrated and comprehensive approaches for the management of coral reefs and related ecosystems under their jurisdiction, encourages regional cooperation in accordance with international law regarding the protection and enhancement of the resilience of coral reefs, and in that respect calls upon development partners to support such efforts in developing countries, including through the provision of financial resources, capacity-building, environmentally sound technologies and know-how on mutually agreed terms, as well as the exchange of relevant scientific, technical, socio-economic and legal information, to enable developing countries to take all action necessary for the protection of their coral reefs and related ecosystems, as appropriate;

Further urges States to identify relevant measures or tools for the protection of coral reefs within their national jurisdiction as an urgent sustainable development priority to address, inter alia, poverty eradication, food security, sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem conservation and, in this regard, encourages States to implement and integrate them, as appropriate, into broader sustainable development strategies;

Stresses the need to improve the understanding of the economic, social and environmental benefits of coral reefs and related ecosystems, in order to develop and enhance measures to protect coral reefs, reinforce their resilience and strengthen the ability of coastal communities to adapt to environmental changes and coral reef degradation;

Encourages Member States and other stakeholders to address, as appropriate, the protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and development;

Notes the ongoing preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012.

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