Barcelona Convention

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international environmental treaty multilateral agreement regional seas convention

The Barcelona Convention is a regional environmental treaty under the United Nations system that coordinates Mediterranean countries’ efforts to protect the marine environment and coastal regions from pollution and degradation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental treaty ⓘ multilateral agreement ⓘ regional seas convention ⓘ
administeredBy	United Nations Environment Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ
aim	prevention and reduction of pollution in the Mediterranean ⓘ protection of the Mediterranean marine environment ⓘ sustainable development of Mediterranean coastal areas ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	polluter pays principle ⓘ precautionary principle ⓘ regional cooperation ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	cooperative framework among Mediterranean states ⓘ
focus	dumping at sea ⓘ land-based sources of marine pollution ⓘ pollution from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf ⓘ pollution in emergency situations ⓘ ship-generated pollution ⓘ
frameworkOf	Mediterranean Action Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicalScope	Mediterranean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProtocol	Protocol concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	binding treaty ⓘ
partyType	European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean coastal states ⓘ
promotes	conservation of biological diversity in the Mediterranean ⓘ integrated coastal zone management ⓘ
region	Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	environmental impact assessment for certain activities ⓘ exchange of scientific and technical information ⓘ measures to prevent, abate and combat pollution ⓘ monitoring of marine pollution ⓘ
shortName	Barcelona Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	coastal zone protection ⓘ marine environmental protection ⓘ pollution control ⓘ
underAuspicesOf	UNEP Regional Seas Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals → recognizedBy → Barcelona Convention ⓘ

EU marine strategy framework directive → regionalSeaConvention → Barcelona Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Black Sea Protection Convention → relatedTo → Barcelona Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean