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The impact of human uses on the marine environment beyond national j urisdiction -- The Law of the Sea Convention framework for regulating m arine areas beyond national jurisdiction -- Developing complementary pr inciples for regulating the marine environment beyond national jurisdic tion -- Sectoral implementation of environmental protection in marine a reas beyond national jurisdiction : marine living resource exploitation and maritime transport -- Sectoral implementation of environmental pro tection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction : deep seabed mini ng -- Regional implementation of environmental protection in marine ar eas beyond national jurisdiction -- International initiatives to streng then the environmental protection framework for marine areas beyond nat ional jurisdiction.