Mediterranean
The
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the
Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention);
adopted on 16 February 1976, in force 12 February 1978; revised
in Barcelona, Spain, 9-10 June 1995 as the Convention for the
Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the
Mediterranean (not yet in force)
Original text (1976)
Revised text (1995)
The
Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the
Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft (Dumping Protocol);
adopted in Barcelona, Spain, on 16 February 1976, in force 12 February
1978, revised in Barcelona, 9-10 June 1995 as the Protocol for
the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea
Original text (1976)
Revised text (1995)
The
Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency (Emergency
Protocol); adopted in Barcelona, Spain, on 16 February 1976,
in force 12 February 1978
Full text
Protocol
for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from
Land-Based Sources (LBS Protocol); adopted in Athens, Greece,
on 17 May 1980, in force 17 June 1983, amended in Syracusa, Italy,
6 - 7 March 1996 as the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean
Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities
Full text
Amended text
The
Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas (SPA
Protocol); adopted in Geneva Switzerland, on 2 April 1982, in
force 1986, revised in Barcelona, Spain on 9-10 June 1995 as the
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological
Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA and Biodiversity Protocol)
Full text
Revised text
The
Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against
Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental
Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (Offshore Protocol); adopted
in Madrid, Spain, 13-14 October 1994
Full text
The
Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
(Hazardous Wastes Protocol); adopted in Izmir, Turkey, 30 September-1
October 1996, not yet in force
Full text
Texts
also available to downlead from the MAP
website.
Kuwait region
Kuwait
Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Pollution (Kuwait Convention; adopted 1978, in
force 1979
Protocol
Concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and
Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency; adopted 1978, in
force 1979
Protocol
Protocol for the Protection of the Marine Environment against Pollution
from Land-Based Sources; adopted 1990, in force 1993
Protocol
on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of
Hazardous Wastes; adopted 1998
Protocol
concerning Marine Pollution resulting from Exploration and Exploitation
of the Continental Shelf; adopted 1989, in force 1990
West and Central Africa
Convention
for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine
and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan
Convention); adopted 1981, in force 1984
Protocol
on concerning cooperation in combating pollution in cases of emergency;
adopted in 1981, in force 1984
South-East Pacific:
Convention
for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of
the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention), adopted 1981; in force
1986
Agreement
on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the South-East
Pacific by Hydrocarbons or Other Harmful Substances in Case of Emergency;
adopted 1981
Supplementary
Protocol to the Agreement on Regional Co-Operation in Combating
Pollution of the South-East Pacific by Hydrocarbons or Other Harmful
Substances in Cases of Emergency; adopted 1983, in force 1987
Protocol
for the Protection of the South-East Pacific against Pollution from
Land-based Sources; adopted 1983, in force 1986
Protocol
for the Conservation and Management of Protected Marine and Coastal
Areas of the South-East Pacific; adopted 1989, in force 1994
Protocol
for the Protection of the South-East Pacific Against Radioactive
Contamination; adopted 1989, in force 1995
Protocol on the Programme for the Regional Study on the El Niņo
Phenomenon (ERFEN) in the South-East Pacific; adopted 1992
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Regional
Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Environment (Jeddah Convention); adopted 1982, in force 1985
Protocol
Concerning Regional Co-Operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and
Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency; adopted 1982; in
force 1985
Wider Caribbean
Convention
for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of
the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention); adopted 1983,
in force 1986
Protocol
Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean
Region; adopted 1983, in force 1986
Protocol concerning Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW); adopted
1990
Protocol
on the prevention, reduction and control of land-based sources and
activities; adopted 1999.
Texts
available from the Caribbean
Environment Programme .
Eastern Africa
The
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the
Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi
Convention); adopted 1985, in force 1996
The
Protocol concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in
the Eastern African Region; adopted 1985
The
Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Marine Pollution in
Cases of Emergency in the Eastern African Region; adopted 1985
South Pacific
Convention
for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of the South
Pacific Region (Noumea Convention); adopted 1986, in force 1990
Protocol
for the Prevention of Pollution of the South Pacific Region by Dumping;
adopted 1986, in force 1990
Protocol
Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution Emergencies in the
South Pacific Region; adopted 1986, in force 1990
Black Sea
Convention
on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest
Convention); adopted 1992, in force 1994 Full
text
Protocol
on Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution
from Land-based Sources; adopted 1992, in force 1994 Full
text
Protocols
on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment
by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations; adopted
1992, in force 1994 Full text
Protocol
on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution
by Dumping; adopted 1992, in force 1994 Full
text
North-East Pacific
The Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable
Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast
Pacific; adopted 2002. Full text
Partner programmes
Baltic:
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic
Sea Area (Helsinki Convention), adopted
1974, in force 1980, revised 1992, in force 2000)
North-East
Atlantic: The Convention for the Protection
of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic – Oslo
and Paris conventions (adopted 1974, revised and combined into OSPAR
Convention 1992, in force 1998)
No
conventions have yet been developed for East Asian Seas, South Asian
Seas, Upper South-West Atlantic, North West Pacific, North-East
Pacific, Arctic.
Get
more information on regional and global conventions from:
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site:
List of legal agreements relating to the marine
environment
Other
sites:
UNEP Register
of Environmental Conventions
GIWA list of Global
and Regional International Conventions, Agreements and Declarations
Yearbook
of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 1999/2000
ECOLEX, a new source of information
on international and national environmental law sponsored by UNEP
and IUCN. Visit the ECOLEX website.
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