Marine and Freshwater
Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Internal Waters are waters on the landward side of normal baseline, straight baseline and archipelagic baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. (Sources: UNCLOS, Art. 8and 47, 1982)
Hierarchy
Broader: Maritime zones
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
In other languages
French
eaux intérieures
Russian
внутренние водоемы
Spanish
aguas continentales
Arabic
المياه الداخلية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Inland waters
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Inland waters. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 8 decisions |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 4 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 2 decisions |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 document |
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Bamako Convention | 1 decision |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 1 decision |