OSPAR Commission

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The OSPAR Commission is an international body responsible for coordinating cooperation among European countries to protect and conserve the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental protection body
intergovernmental organization
international organization
adopts agreements
decisions
recommendations
aimsTo achieve a clean, healthy and biologically diverse North-East Atlantic
alsoKnownAs OSPAR Commission
surface form: "OSPAR Convention Commission"
continent Europe
cooperatesWith Arctic Council
European Union
HELCOM
International Maritime Organization
coordinates assessment of the status of the North-East Atlantic marine environment
regional monitoring of the marine environment
field marine conservation
marine environmental protection
regional seas governance
focusesOn biodiversity and ecosystems
eutrophication
hazardous substances
marine protected areas
offshore oil and gas industry impacts
radioactive substances in the marine environment
fullName OSPAR Commission
surface form: "Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic"
governs implementation of the OSPAR Convention
hasMemberCategory European coastal states
hasOrgan OSPAR Commission
surface form: "OSPAR Commission Secretariat"
hasWorkingGroup Biodiversity Committee (BDC)
Environmental Impact of Human Activities (EIHA)
Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication (HASEC)
Offshore Industry Committee (OIC)
Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC)
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: "London, United Kingdom"
jurisdiction North-East Atlantic Ocean
language English
legalBasis OSPAR Commission
surface form: "Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic"
memberType contracting parties
namedAfter Oslo and Paris Conventions
produces quality status reports
thematic assessments
purpose conservation of marine biodiversity
prevention and elimination of pollution of the marine environment
protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic
sustainable use of marine resources
regionServed European coastal states of the North-East Atlantic
North-East Atlantic Ocean
surface form: "North-East Atlantic"
secretariatLocation London, England
surface form: "London, United Kingdom"
shortName OSPAR Commission
typeOfTreatyBody regional seas convention body

Referenced by (8)

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

OSPAR Commission alsoKnownAs OSPAR Commission
surface form: "OSPAR Convention Commission"
HELCOM cooperatesWith OSPAR Commission
Helsinki Commission cooperatesWith OSPAR Commission
OSPAR Commission fullName OSPAR Commission
surface form: "Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic"
OSPAR Commission hasOrgan OSPAR Commission
surface form: "OSPAR Commission Secretariat"
OSPAR Commission legalBasis OSPAR Commission
surface form: "Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic"
Helsinki Convention relatedTo OSPAR Commission
surface form: "OSPAR Convention"
OSPAR Commission shortName OSPAR Commission

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