MED POL - Programme for the Assessment and Control of Marine Pollution in the Mediterranean (MED POL)
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URL: https://www.unep.org/unepmap/who-we-are/institutional-set/med-pol
Founded
1975
History
Founded within the framework of the UNEP coordinated Mediterranean Action Plan, currently F-XF1881 - Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). Phase II launched 1981; Phase III (1996-2005) launched 1-4 Jul 1996, Montpellier (France); Phase IV in 2006 on the occasion of Meetings of Contracting Parties to the T-XT7638 - Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention). Relevant protocols: T-XT8088 - Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) and T-XT9680 - Amendments to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities; T-XT7699 - Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft (Dumping Protocol) and T-XT9541 - Amendments to the Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft; T-XT9639 - Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
Aims
Assist Mediterranean countries in the implementation of three major protocols of the Barcelona Convention, namely the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources, the Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft and the Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
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