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Ocean/Living Resources

• International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (2004) (PDF)

• Protocol for the Conservation and Management of Protected Marine and Coastal Areas of the South-East Pacific (1989)

• Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and, in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (PDF)

• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1992)
  • Status of signatures and ratifications
  • Declarations made upon signature/ratification

• United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (1995)
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (2001)
  • Status of signatures/ratifications

• Africa
  • Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Costal Environment of the West and Central African Region (1981)
    • Protocol Concerning Co-Operation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency (1981)

• Atlantic
  • (OSPAR) Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (1992)
    • Sintra Statement (of the parties) (1998)
    • Measures

• Baltic Sea
  • Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (1992)

• Black Sea
  • Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution( 1992)
  • Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution by Dumping (1992)
  • Ministerial Declarations
  • Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of the Black Sea (1993) (PDF file)
  • Ministerial DeclarationOn the Protection of the Black Sea Ecosystem(2002) (PDF file)
  • Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea (1996)
  • Danube River
    • Convention on Cooperation for Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River (1994)
    • Environmental Programme For The Danube River Basin Strategic Action Plan For The Danube River Basin (1995-2000)
    • Declaration on the Co-Operation for the Creation of a Lower Danube Green Corridor (2000)(PDF file)

• Mediterranean Sea
  • Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (1976) and Protocols (1980, 1982)
    • Status of Signatures and Ratifications to Covention and Protocols (PDF)
  • Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas (1982)
  • Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (1995)
  • Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Sustainable Development of the Coastal Areas of the Mediterranean (MAP Phase II)

• Pacific Region
• Pacific Cetaceans MoU in English and French (2004) (pdf)
• Pollution Agreements
• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972)
• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973)
• Global Programme Of Action For The Protection Of The Marine Environment From Land-Based Activities (1995)