The UN General Assembly resolved and declared the resources of the High Seas as the Common heritage of the mankind which shall be governed by a proposed international regime- Comment. Common heritage of mankind is a principle of international law which holds that defined territorial areas and elements of humanity’s common heritage that includes both cultural and natural should be held in trust for future generations and be protected from exploitation by individual nation states or corporations
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about the sea otter . The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean . They live over 10-15 years . Their breeding season is during September to November ‚ they are territorial during it . Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris . Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb) ‚ making them the heaviest members of the weasel family ‚ but among the smallest marine mammals . Unlike most marine mammals ‚ the sea otter’s primary
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commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses‚ sea urchins‚ barnacles‚ small animals‚ and their favorite food‚ sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet‚ these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)‚ the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is classified as critically
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In 1652‚ the Dutch built the Fort of Good Hope on the Western South African coast to supply fresh water and food to ships travelling around the Cape. Employees of the company grew wheat on small lots and bought cattle from the Khoikhoi‚ local cattle breeders. A couple of wealthy landowners imported the first batch of black slaves in 1658 from Dahomey to convert the original Dutch small holdings into larger wheat and grape plantations. Gradually‚ a culturally Dutch settler society emerged consisting
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African Americans African Americans (American Blacks or Black Americans)‚ racial group in the United States whose dominant ancestry is from sub-Saharan West Africa. Many African Americans also claim European‚ Native American‚ or Asian ancestors. A variety of names have been used for African Americans at various points in history. African Americans have been referred to as Negroes‚ colored‚ blacks‚ and Afro-Americans‚ as well as lesser-known terms‚ such as the 19th-century designation Anglo-African
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Salton Sea By Genesis Quihuis The Salton Sea began its way to life in 1904‚ when California decided that they needed a way to tap into the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. They decided that they would need to create two intake gorges without the use of floodgates. In came the California Development company and dredged the two gorges; but not long after‚ the intakes became clogged with silt deposits from the Colorado River and water stopped‚ creating the need for another intake gorge. But
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have some quantities of salt in your diet. The body requires a certain amount of sodium to be healthy. The body can’t manufacture sodium so you have to get it from an outside source. Proponents of unrefined sea salt believe that most people are eating the wrong kind of salt. Users of sea salt say that salt gets a bad reputation because of table sale. The body doesn’t benefit from eating table salt because it is hard to digest. Scientists base their studies on the effects of table salt on the body
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the standard interpretation Canada’s of relationship the Plains with Indians in the period 187o-85. Thus students taughtthat the Canadian are government paternalistic far-sighted offeringthe Indiansa was and in meansto becomecivilizedand assimilated into white society the by reservesystem‚and honest and fair-minded in honouring legal commitments made in the treaties. The PlainsIndians‚ and particu• larlythe Plains Cree‚are saidto be a primitivepeople adhering an to inflexible
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Sea Lions Dying at Increasing Rates In five months alone‚ over 3‚000 sea lion pups‚ at a point teetering towards death‚ washed ashore on Southern Californian beaches‚ fifteen times more than in past years‚ due to toxic algal blooms. Merriam Webster calls algal blooms‚ “rapid and excessive growths of a plankton population.” Since 1998‚ scientists have been aware of sea lions and their pups being intoxicated by domoic acids from toxic algal blooms. Agricultural and suburban areas are the main culprits
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the approach to the freedom and jurisdiction of the sea that is taken by Grotius‚ and the stance adopted by Pufendorf‚ there are also significant differences. These differences primarily manifest themselves in notions of whether portions of the ocean can be privately owned. The implications for piracy are affected in different ways according to the philosophical template that is adopted. According to Grotius‚ as outlined in Mare Liberum‚ the sea is international territory and belongs to no country
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