The changing Arctic landscape is now opening up to new transport lanes and the exploitation of both natural and mineral resources. While this will be of benefit for the regional and global economy, it will also have repercussions on the Arctic's fragile environment if not managed with the utmost care. New technology and an extensive knowledge base will be required to ensure economic opportunities do not come at the expense of the highest environmental standards and the preservation of the unique Arctic environment.

to come forward as soon as practicable, bearing in mind the need to protect eel, with a proposal for short-term measures to improve the conservation of the eel resource taking into account the factors that relate to eel mortality, available scientific advice and socio-economic aspects, as well as preventing illegal fishing; to take the necessary steps, both at Community and international level, and in particular at FAO, taking into account the responsibility of Member States, for the further development and implementation of the eel management plan, assessing, in particular, all factors having an impact on the eel's ...[+++]natural habitats, so that eel remains as an important natural asset in the marine biodiversity as well as an important economic resource for the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors; to consider, as appropriate, the possibility of support measures aimed at recovery of European eel population; to report on a regular basis to the Council and the European Parliament on the progress regarding all aspects of the Community Action Plan, with especial emphasis on emergency actions, scientific information and national actions".

- the ACP-EC Cotonou Partnership Agreement provides a useful approach to governance, and in the context of a political and institutional environment that upholds human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, good governance is the transparent and accountable management of human, natural, economic and financial resources for the purposes of equitable and sustainable development; governance entails clear decision-making procedures at the level of public authorities, transparent and accountable institutions, the primacy of law in the management and distribution of re ...[+++]sources and capacity building for elaborating and implementing measures aimed in particular at preventing and combating corruption;

In a context of a political and institutional environment that upholds human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, good governance is the transparent and accountable management of human, natural, economic and financial resources for the purpose of equitable and sustainable development.

A major innovation in the Cotonou Agreement lies in a mutual commitment to good governance, defined as the transparent and accountable management of human, natural, economic and financial resources for the purposes of equitable and sustainable development.

Perhaps not so much in the context of national defence but rather in the context of security and competition for economic resources, such as fishing and other natural resources.