Marine and Freshwater
Definition(s)
Land-based marine pollution includes waste that is deliberately dumped at sea as well as effluent wastes from industrial, domestic and agricultural sources as run-off through drains or rivers (Source: WWF)
Hierarchy
Alternative labels:
coastal dredging
land-based pollution
pollution from land-based sources
In other languages
French
pollution tellurique
Russian
загрязнение моря в результате хозяйственной деятельности на суше
Spanish
contaminación marina con base en tierra
Arabic
تلوث بحري من الأرض
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with land-based marine pollution
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Barcelona Convention | 1 article or paragraph | |
Abidjan Convention | 1 article or paragraph | |
Noumea Convention | 1 article or paragraph | |
Cartagena Convention | 1 article or paragraph | |
Jeddah Convention | 1 article or paragraph | |
United Nations Environment Assembly | 3 decisions |