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Marine Protected Areas and Species

Protected Species

- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (1973). UNEP 1975
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1979). UNEP 1983
- Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). UNEP 1993
- Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (1995). 1999

Non-Binding: World Charter for Nature (1982).

Marine Mammals

- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982). 1994
- International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling (1946). Int'l Whaling Commission (IWC) 1948
- SOLAS 1974, mandatory reporting to protect the right whale
- Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS 1996). NIF
Non-Binding: Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Management and Utilization of Marine Mammals (1984, rev. 1997). UNEP. Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea (1991). UNEP/MEDU


Protected Areas

- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Articles 194.5 and 162.2.x. 1994
- International Whaling Convention 1946: Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean Sanctuaries. 1979/1994
- Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). 1993
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (1971). IUCN 1975
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972). UNESCO 1975
- 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) (in force) NIF/1986
- Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979). Council of Europe. 1982
- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968). OAU 1969

Non-Binding: Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves (1984) and Seville Strategy and Statutory Framework for the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (1995). UNESCO

Shipping measures

- Special Area Designations Under MARPOL 73/78
- Mediterranean Sea - Annexes I*, V

 
Relevant legal instruments in the Mediterranean

1. Regional Framework Conventions and Non-Binding Agreements

2. Vessel - Vessel Safety and Pollution Control

3. At-Sea Waste Disposal (Dumping) and Maritime Transport of Wastes

4. Nuclear Contamination from the Marine Perspective

5. Pollution from Offshore Activities

6. Sustainable Fisheries

7. Marine Protected Areas and Species

Relevant International and Regional Processes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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