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ARTICLE-2: Use of Terms [go to this ARTICLE]
... "Biological diversity" means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. ...
ARTICLE-22: Relationship with Other International Conventions [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Contracting Parties shall implement this Convention with respect to the marine environment consistently with the rights and obligations of States under the law of the sea. ...