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Marine and Freshwater

Definition(s)

Ship-based pollution comprises: deliberate dumping of oil and other wastes from ships, accidental spills and offshore oil drilling, the discharge of oily engine wastes and bilge from day-to-day shipping operations (Source: UNEP)

Hierarchy

Alternative labels:
Dumping at sea
Maritime sources
Pollution from ships
Ship based marine pollution
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In other languages

French
pollution marine provenant des navires
Russian
загрязнение морской среды с судов
Spanish
contaminación marina causada por los buques
Arabic
تلوث بحري ناتج من السفن

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Ship-based marine pollution

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Basel Convention
World Heritage Convention
Barcelona Convention
Dumping Protocol
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Abidjan Convention
Noumea Convention
Cartagena Convention
Jeddah Convention
United Nations Environment Assembly

Multimedia

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