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Le patrimoine naturel marin des collectivités françaises d’outre- mer est exceptionnel, bien qu’encore très méconnu. Avec une ZEE totale de plus de 10 millions de km2, les outre-mer contribuent à plus de 97 % à l’espace maritime national, le deuxième plus vaste au monde. Les îles et archipels français tropicaux accueillent 10 % des récifs coralliens et lagons et 20 % des atolls de la pla- nète

Many societies have rules rooted in legal tradition that require the sustainable and efficient use of natural resources. The obligation of stewardship is a feature of westernised legal systems. In nations following the common law tradition, the doctrine of waste requires owners of land to use it sustainably. Elsewhere, customary law systems demand strict rules governing the allocation and use of resources. There is, therefore, an existing legal culture into which our generation's obligations towards the world's resources can be set.

Definition ot the region Special characteristics of Oceania Reviewing the protected areas system Methods Factors not considered in this regional synthesis

Technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank to the Dept. of Town and Country Planning Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Fiji