strategy
Increasing international protection of marine environment
Synonyms:
Identifying priorities for expanded international cooperation on marine environment protection Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends strengthening international, including regional, cooperation and coordination.
Implementation:
Since the Hague Declaration of the North Sea Conference in 1990, substantial further progress has been made in converting the political initiatives launched by the Bremen, London and The Hague Declarations into provisions of international and European Union law. These new and comprehensive requirements have transformed the approach to the protection of the North Sea in many fields by establishing or substantially extending legally binding frameworks, such as the OSPAR Convention. A marked feature of these frameworks is their wide scope, requiring thorough reviews of the relevant aspects of the environment and the development of comprehensive programmes.
Broader:
Respecting marine commonsProtecting marine environmentOrganizing responsibility for the marine environmentPromoting international cooperation on the environment Narrower:
Regulating use of oceansCoordinating oceanographic researchExpanding coordination of coastal programmesSupporting international data networks on marine issuesStrengthening international coordination on marine managementConvening consultations on protection of oceans and marine resourcesStrengthening international coordination of marine environment programmesStrengthening international cooperation on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas Facilitates:
Conserving polar regions Facilitated by:
Providing marine information system Organizations:
Committee of North Sea Senior Officials OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic North Sea Foundation North Sea Commission Agreement relating to the International convention for regulating the police of the North Sea fisheries Protocol to the treaties concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf under the North Sea Charter on Euro-Mediterranean cooperation concerning the environment in the Mediterranean basin Convention for the protection on the marine environment for the North-East Atlantic Subjects:
Oceanography → MarineSocietal Problems → Protection
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
