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Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Region of open ocean beyond the continental shelf. (Source: GEMET/ECHO1)

Hierarchy

Broader: maritime zone

In other languages

French
grand fond marin
Russian
открытое море
Spanish
mar profundo
Chinese, Simplified
深海
Arabic
عمق البحر

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with deep sea

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with deep sea. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Barcelona Convention
Offshore Protocol
Abidjan Convention
Noumea Convention
Cartagena Convention
Jeddah Convention