Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

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The Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) is a regional international agreement through which participating governments and the European Union cooperate to prevent and eliminate pollution and protect marine ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international environmental agreement ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
regional seas convention ⓘ
administeredBy OSPAR Commission ⓘ
adoptedAt Paris ⓘ
adoptedOn 1992-09-22 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
OSPAR ⓘ
linked to: OSPAR Convention
coversIssue dumping of waste at sea ⓘ
hazardous substances and eutrophication ⓘ
marine protected areas ⓘ
offshore oil and gas industry discharges ⓘ
pollution from land-based sources ⓘ
pollution from offshore sources ⓘ
radioactive substances in the marine environment ⓘ
depositary Government of France ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1998-03-25 ⓘ
establishes OSPAR Commission ⓘ
geographicalScope North-East Atlantic marine area ⓘ
hasParty Belgium ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocationOfSecretariat London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasisFor OSPAR network of marine protected areas ⓘ
namedAfter Oslo Convention ⓘ
Paris Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources ⓘ
purpose prevention and elimination of marine pollution ⓘ
protection and conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity ⓘ
protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
region North-East Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
relatedTo Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
replaces Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft ⓘ
Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources ⓘ
shortName OSPAR Convention ⓘ
website https://www.ospar.org ⓘ

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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea → cooperatesWith → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive → regionalSeaConvention → OSPAR Convention ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Oslo and Paris Conventions → hasSuccessor → OSPAR Convention ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
North-East Atlantic Ocean → subjectTo → OSPAR Convention ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
European coastal states of the North-East Atlantic → participatesIn → OSPAR Convention ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Environmental Impact of Human Activities → relatedTo → OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Biodiversity Committee (BDC) → associatedWith → OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Biodiversity Committee (BDC) → usesInstrument → OSPAR Decisions ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Offshore Industry Committee → operatesUnder → Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic → alsoKnownAs → Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic