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A brief history of the Mediterranean Action Plan
The Barcelona Convention was adopted in 1975, entered into
force in 1978, and was amended in 1995 (amendments not yet
in force).
Associated Protocols concern:
• Prevention and Elimination of Pollution by Dumping
from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea, adopted
1976, entered into force 1978 and amended 1995 (amendments
not yet in force).
• Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution
from Land-based Sources and Activities, adopted 1980, entered
into force 1983 and amended 1996 (amendments not yet in
force).
• Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity
in the Mediterranean, adopted 1982, entered into force 1986,
amended 1995 and entered into force 1999.
• Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and
in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution in the Mediterranean
Sea, adopted 1976, entered into force and amended 2002 (amendments
not yet in force).
• Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution
Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental
Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil, adopted 1994 (not
yet entered into force).
• Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea
by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their
Disposal, adopted in 1996 (not yet entered into force).
Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment
and the Sustainable Development of the Coastal Areas of
the Mediterranean, adopted 1975, revised 1995.
Strategic Action Programme to address Pollution from Land-based
Activities, adopted in 1997.
Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Biological
Diversity adopted in 2003.
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