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Title: The legal relationship between the 1982 UNCLOS and the 1992 convention on biological diversity in the conservation of the marine environment Abstract: The growing concern for the status of the marine environment, together with the development of the modern law of the sea, have led to the enactment of various legal regimes in the latter half of the twentieth century. These have been designed to address the various factors threatening the marine environment, which, if left unaddressed, would result in devastating repercussions to the detriment of all the marine resources and to States in general. Illegal and unregulated fishing, resulting in decline of fish stocks, loss of marine biodiversity and the degradation of the marine environment are amongst the issues that have been tackled. International law is constantly evolving, in an attempt to address emerging problems inasmuch as it is for it to do so, given the availability of scientific and technological support that is cost effective, which is in turn, politically endorsed by States. This thesis aims to examine the legal relationship between the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity in meeting current challenges to conserve the marine environment as a habitat as well as its living resources. Moreover, this thesis aims to assess if recent trends in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity challenge and fine-tune the traditional High Seas Freedoms, as enshrined in the 1982 UNCLOS. In so doing, this research work will focus on examining the provisions dealing with the conservation of marine living resources and their habitat. Description: LL.D.

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