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Treaties and MEAs in Marine and Freshwater

Find out more about what issue each environmental agreement seeks to address and how the conventions complement each other. For multilateral environmental agreements you will find; environmental agreements' summary, environmental agreements' text and amendments, environmental agreements' decisions and resolutions, environmental agreements' ratification status.

Regional treaties

34 regional treaties and protocols

Abidjan Convention

Biological diversity
Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
Africa
Glossary term(s):
conservation, land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution
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Antigua Convention

Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Asia and the Pacific
Glossary term(s):
Economy, fisheries management, marine resources conservation, sustainable development
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Apia Convention

Chemicals and Waste
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Land and Agriculture
Asia and the Pacific
Glossary term(s):
national focal point, protected area, protection of habitat, protection of species
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Barcelona Convention

Chemicals and Waste
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Africa
Europe
Glossary term(s):
land-based marine pollution, marine ecosystem, Pollution
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Barcelona Convention, 1976

Biological diversity
Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
Africa
Europe
Glossary term(s):
conservation, hazardous substance, land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution
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Global treaties

8 global treaties and protocols

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Marine and Freshwater
Global
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International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Marine and Freshwater
Global
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International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Marine and Freshwater
Global
Glossary term(s):
marine pollution, storage, transport
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Ramsar Convention

Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater
Global
Glossary term(s):
RAMSAR site, water resources management, wetland
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International Whaling Commission

The International Whaling Commission

Marine and Freshwater
Biological diversity
Global
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Documents and files

News

Japan adds Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes to the List of Wetlands of International Importance

Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater

Sanne Kruid

Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater

Dhananjaya Paudyal

Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater

Events

Jun
8
2023

World Ocean Day

Event
Marine and Freshwater
Global
Jun
5
2023

World Environment Day 2023

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Côte D'Ivoire
Event
Environmental Governance
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Africa
plastic waste, Pollution
Mar
22
2023

UN 2023 Water Conference

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United States of America
Event
Marine and Freshwater
North America
sustainable development

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