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Conferences,
Conventions, Protocols, Events & Agreements
Pre-'92
Feb. '76: UNEP Barcelona
Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution.
Barcelona, Spain
Zipped format
www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Legal Framework of Convention & its agreements
www.unepmap.org/legal.htm
Dec. '82: UN Convention
on the Law of the Seas; Opened for Signature
UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Seas
Jamaica
Entered into force Nov. 94
www.un.org/depts/los/losconv1.htm
1992
June '92: UN Conference
on Environment & Development
Chapter 17 - Protection of the Ocean and all kinds of Seas, including
enclosed and semi-enclosed Seas, and Coastal Areas and the Protection, Rational use and
Development of their living resources.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/conf/unced/English/a21_17.txt
1993
Mar. ’93: Report on Co-ordination
in the field of ocean affairs
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/93-11.en
Sept. '93: Report on Coordination in the field of
ocean affairs - Para. 3 – 4 & 45 - 49
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development - Second Meeting
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/93-24.en
1994
'94: UN Conference on Small
Island Developing States (SIDS)
Coastal and Marine Resources - Chapter IV
Barbados
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/conf/sids/conference/official/eng/poa.txt
June '94: Report of the ACC Subcommittee on Oceans and
Coastal Areas on its first session - Para. 58 - 60
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development
Geneva, Switzerland
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/94-17.en
Nov. '94: 1st Meeting of the States to the
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SPLOS/SPLOS3.TXT
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1995
Feb. '95: Report of the ACC
Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas on its second session - Para. 41
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development - Fifth Meeting
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/95--3.en
May '95: 2nd Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SPLOS/SPLOS4.TXT
Oct. '95: Report of the Secretary General;
Coverage on Oceans & Law of the Seas
50th Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SGREPORTS/A_50_713.TXT
Nov. '95: Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal
Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity COP-2
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta Site: www.biodiv.org/jm.html
Decisions of the COP ( Page 16):
http://www.biodiv.org/cop2/COP2_decisions_e.pdf
Nov. '95: 3rd Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SPLOS/SPLOS5.TXT
1996
Feb. '96: Report of the ACC
Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas at its third session - Para. 41
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development - Seventh Meeting
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/96--1.en
Mar. '96: 4th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SPLOS/SPLOS_8.TXT
Apr. '96: Protection of the Oceans, all
kinds of Seas, including Enclosed and Semi-Enclosed Seas, and Coastal Areas and the
protection, rational use and development of their living resources.
Commission on Sustainable Development 4th Session
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1996/off/96--3.en
Apr. '96: Protection of the Atmosphere and
Protection of the Oceans and all kinds of Seas - Commission recognises the links between
Chapter 9 & 17 of Agenda 21
Report of the Session - Decision 4/15
Commission on Sustainable Development 4th Session
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1996/96-38.EN
July '96: Report of the ACC Subcommittee on Oceans and
Coastal Areas on its fourth session - Para. 37 - 42
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development - Eigth Meeting
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/96-12.en
Aug. '96: 5th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SPLOS/SPLOS14.TXT
Oct. '96: Report of the Secretary General;
Coverage on Oceans & the Law of the Seas
51st Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SGREPORTS/A_51_645.TXT
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1997
Feb. '97: Report of the ACC
Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas on its fifth session – Para. 20 - 22
Interagency Committee on Sustainable Development – Ninth Session
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/97--1.en
Feb. '97: Progress since UN Conference on
Environment & Development - Chapter 17 on Oceans & Seas
Commission on Sustainable Development 5th Session Inter-sessional
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1997/off/progress/97--2a16.en
Mar. '97: 6th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/splos20.htm
May '97: 7th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/splos24.htm
June '97: Further
implementation of Agenda 21 on Oceans & Seas - Para. 36
UN General Assembly Special Session - Earth Summit II
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/ga/recs/spec/RES-S19.2
Sept. '97: Report on an ad hoc meeting of the ACC
Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas to review progress made in implementation of the
work plan - Para. 41-43
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development
Geneva, Switzerland
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/97-12.en
Oct. '97: Report on the Impact of the Entry
into Force of the 1982 UNCLOS on related existing & proposed instruments and
programmes
52nd Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
www.un.org/Depts/los/a_52_491.htm
Oct. '97: Report of the Secretary General;
Coverage on Oceans & the Law of the Seas
52nd Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
www.un.org/Depts/los/a_52_487.htm
1998
- Year of the Ocean
UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
http://ioc.unesco.org/iyo
Feb. '98: Report of the ACC Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal
Areas on its sixth session - Para 32-34
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development on its eleventh meeting
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/inter/iacsd/98--1.en
May '98: 8th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/splos31.htm
Oct. '98: Report of the Secretary
General - Coverage on Oceans & the Law of the Seas
53rd Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
www.un.org/Depts/los/a53_456.htm
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1999
Feb. '99: UNEP GC 20;
Report on the implementation of the GPA for the Protection of the Marine Env.
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
Refer to document GC 20/32
Index at: gopher://gopher.unep.org/11/un/unep/govcoun/decision/20-sess
Feb. '99: Report of
the Inter-sessional Ad-Hoc Working Group on Oceans & Seas
Commission on Sustainable Development 7th Session Inter-sessional
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iwgcsd7.htm
Mar. ’99: Report of the ACC Subcommittee on Oceans and
Coastal Areas on its Seventh Session
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development - Thirteenth meeting
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iacsd13.htm#report99
Apr. '99: Decision
of the Commission on Sustainable Development on Oceans & Seas
Commission on Sustainable Development - 7th Session
New York, USA
Decision 7/1
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/report99/csd7report_en.htm
May '99: 9th Meeting of the
States to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
UNCLOS
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/splos48e.htm
June '99: World Oceans Day
UNEP Freshwater Unit
Contact: walter.rast@unetp.org
2000
Feb. 2000: Conference on
Aquaculture in the Third Millennium
FAO
Bangkok, Thailand
www.fao.org/fi/meetings/aq2000/default.htm
June 2000: 5th Congress on Marine
Sciences
International Oceanographic Society
Marcuba
http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/news/external/marcuba2000_e.htm
20-30 June 2000:
33rd International Oceanographic
Commission Executive Committee and Assembly
IOC
Paris, France.
http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/about_ioc/structure/govbodies/ec33/ec33home.htm
9-12 July 2000:
17th International Conference of the
Coastal Society – ‘Coasts at the Millennium’
The Coastal Society
Portland, Oregon.
http://www.oce.orst.edu/mrm/tcs17/confhome.html
Sept. -Oct. 2000: International
Marine Biotechnology Conference
Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
Townsville, Australia
Contact: imbc_2000@aims.gov.au
http://www.aims.gov.au/imbc-2000/imbc-00.html
Oct. 2000: Expert Consultation on
Indicators of Sustainable Aquaculture Development
FAO
Bangkok, Thailand
www.fao.org/fi
4-8 Dec. 2000: MARCUBA’2000
– Fifth Congress on Marine Sciences
National Oceanographic Committee
Havana, Cuba,
http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/news/external/marcuba2000_e.htm
2001
June '01: World Oceans Day
Contact: takehiro.nakamara@unep.org
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Fisheries
& Drift Net Fishing
1993
'93: Legally Binding Agreement to
Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing
Vessels on the High Seas
FAO Conference '93
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/agreem/codecond/codeconf.htm#agreem
Apr. '93: 1st
Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_9.TXT
July '93: 2nd UN Conference on
Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_16.TXT
1994
Mar .'94: 3rd UN
Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_20.TXT
Aug. '94: 4th UN Conference on
Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_25.TXT
Dec. '94: Kyoto Declaration and Plan of Action
on the Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security
Japanese Government
Kyoto, Japan
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1996/off/96-29.EN
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1995
May '95: 5th UN Conference
on Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_29.TXT
July '95: 6th
UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
UN Convention on the Law of the Seas
New York, USA
Resumed Dec. '95
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/CONF164/164_37.TXT
Oct. '95: Resolution Adopted by the G.A.:
Oceans & the Law of the Sea; Large Scale Pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorised
fishing in zones of national jurisdiction & on the high seas, fisheries by catch &
discards, and other developments
50th Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/GARESOLUTION/A_RES_50.25
Oct. '95: Report to the Secretary General by
the UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish Stocks:
Environment & Sustainable Development: Sustainable Use and Conservation of the Marine
Living Resources of the High Seas
50th Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SGREPORTS/A_50_550.TXT
1996
Oct. '96: Resolution Adopted by
the G.A.: Oceans & the Law of the Sea; Large Scale Pelagic drift-net fishing,
unauthorised fishing in zones of national jurisdiction & on the high seas, fisheries
by catch & discards, and other developments
51st Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
www.un.org/Depts/los/ares5136.htm
Oct. '96: Report of the Secretary General:
Oceans & Law of the Seas Agreement for the implementation of the UNCLOS
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks
51st Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/LOS/SGREPORTS/A_51_383.TXT
1997
Oct. '97: Report of the
Secretary General: Oceans & Law of the Seas Agreement for the implementation of the
UNCLOS relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks
52nd Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
www.un.org/Depts/los/a_52_555.htm
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1998
Nov. 98: Agenda Item 38
(b): Oceans & the Law of the Sea; Large Scale Pelagic drift-net fishing,
unauthorised fishing in zones of national jurisdiction & on the high seas, fisheries
by catch & discards, and other developments
53rd Session of the General Assembly
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/a53l45e.htm
1999
Feb. '99: FAO
Committee on Fisheries (COFI) 23rd Session: Resource Mng,
Progress on implementation of the Code of Conduct, FAO’s Strategic Framework
(2000-2015)
FAO
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/meetings/cofi/cofi23/cofi23ef.htm
2000
31 Oct.– 3 Nov. 2000:
Third World Fisheries Congress
Beijing, China
www.fisheries.moa.gov.cn
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Marine
Pollution from Dumping at Sea & Land Based Sources
Pre-'92
'72: Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other matters
Inc. 96 Protocol (extending provisions restricting
dumping of specified wastes)
International Maritime Organisation
London, UK
www.imo.org/imo/convent/pollute.htm
'73: International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
Modified by the protocol of 78
International Maritime Organisation
London, UK
http://www.imo.org/imo/convent/pollute.htm
1993
Feb. '93: UNEP GC 17:
Decision 17/20 - Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Sources of Pollution
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
gopher://unephq.unep.org/00/un/unep/govcoun/decision/17-sess/17_20.txt
1994
Mar. '94: Basel Convention COP
II; Relationship between Basel & London Conv. consolidating COP I + co-op
between IMO and UNEP in reviewing existing rules regulations and practices with respect to
transport of hazardous waste by sea.
Decisions II/7, II/22 & II/24
Basel Convention on the Control on the Movement of Transboundary Wastes
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.basel.int/meetings/sbc/cop/cop-2.htm
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1995
Feb. '95: UNEP GC 18; Decision
18/31 - Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Activities
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
gopher://unephq.unep.org/00/un/unep/govcoun/decision/18-sess/18_31.txt
Feb. '95: UNEP GC 18; Decision 18/32 - POPs in
relation to Marine Pollution from Land Based Sources
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
gopher://unephq.unep.org/00/un/unep/govcoun/decision/18-sess/18_32.txt
Sept. '95: Basel Convention COP III; Decisions
III/23 & III/24 relating to provisions as at COP II
Basel Convention on the Control on the Movements of Transboundary Wastes
Geneva , Switzerland
http://www.basel.int/meetings/sbc/cop/cop3-b.htm
Nov. '95: Washington
Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Sources
UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment
Washington, USA
http://www.unep.org/unep/gpa/pol2b12.htm
1999
Dec. '99: Basel Convention COP
V
Geneva, Switzerland
www.unep.ch/basel/index.html
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Regional
Seas Programmes
Pre-'92
'75: Adoption of the
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
UNEP Regional Seas Programme
Barcelona, Spain
Feb. '76: Adoption of the UNEP Barcelona
Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution.
UNEP Regional Seas Programme
Barcelona, Spain
Zipped format
www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Legal Framework of Convention & its agreements
www.unepmap.org/legal.htm
Feb. '76: Dumping Protocol to MAP under the Barcelona
Convention
Title: Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by
Dumping from Ships & Aircraft
Adopted Feb. '76 Barcelona, Spain
Entered into force Feb. '78
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Feb. '76: Emergency Protocol to MAP under the
Barcelona Convention
Title: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution of the
Mediterranean Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency
Adopted Feb. '76 Barcelona, Spain
Entered into force Feb. '78
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
May '80: Land Based Sources Protocol to MAP
under the Barcelona Convention
Title: Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against
Pollution from Land-Based Sources
Adopted May '80 Athens, Greece
Entered into force June '83
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Apr. '82: Protocol Concerning Specially
Protected Areas to MAP under the Barcelona Convention
Title: Protocol concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas
Adopted Apr. '82 Geneva, Switzerland
Entered into force Mar. '86
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
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1992
Sept. '92: Convention for the Marine Environment
of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR)
OSPAR Commission
Paris, France
http://www.ospar.org/eng/html/welcome.html
1994
Oct. '94: Offshore Protocol
to MAP under the Barcelona Convention
Title: Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against
Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the
Seabed and its Subsoil
Adopted Oct. '94 Madrid, Spain
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
1995
June '95: Amendment to the
Barcelona Convention
New Title: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the
Coastal Region of the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
June '95: Amendment to the Dumping Protocol to
MAP under the Barcelona Convention
New Title: Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the
Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea
Barcelona, Spain
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
June '95: Amendment to the Protocol Concerning
Specially Protected Areas to MAP under the Barcelona Convention
New Title: Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological
Diversity in the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
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1996
Mar. '96: Amendment to the
Land-Based Sources Protocol to MAP under the Barcelona Convention
New Title: Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against
Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities
Syracusa, Italy
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Oct. '96: Hazardous Wastes Protocol to MAP
under the Barcelona Convention
Protocol of the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Adopted Oct. '96 Izmir, Turkey
Zipped Format
http://www.unepmap.org/download.htm
Nov. '96: UNEP Regional Seas Programme South
East Pacific Workshop
Lima, Peru
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/sepac.htm
Dec. '96: UNEP Regional Seas Programme Red Sea
& Gulf of Aden Workshop
Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/redsea.htm
1997
Apr. '97: UNEP Regional Seas
Programme East Asia Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/easian.htm
June '97: UNEP Regional Seas Programme Red Sea &
Gulf of Aden Workshop
Follow up Workshop
Kuwait
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/redsea.htm
Oct. '97: UNEP Regional Seas Programme Eastern
Africa Workshop
Zanzibar
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/eafrican.htm
Oct. '97: UNEP Regional Seas Programme South
Asian Seas Workshop
Colombo
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/sasian.htm
Nov. '97: UNEP Regional Seas Programme West
& Central Africa Workshop
Abidjon
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/wacaf.htm
1998
July '98: Ministerial Meeting of the OSPAR
Commission
OSPAR Commission
Sintra, Portugal
www.ospar.org/eng/html/md/mainresult.htm
Sept. '98: UNEP Regional
Seas Programme South West Atlantic Workshop
Brazil
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/swatlan.htm
Oct. '98: UNEP Regional Seas Programme South
East Pacific Workshop
Follow up workshop
Vina del Mar, Chile
http://www.gpa.unep.org/seas/workshop/swatlan.htm
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1999
Feb. '99: UNEP GC 20 Status
Report on the Establishment of the Regional Seas Prog. for the Eastern & Central
Pacific Region
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
Refer to document GC 20/35
Index at: gopher://gopher.unep.org/11/un/unep/govcoun/decision/20-sess
Feb. '99: Meeting of FAO & Non FAO Regional
Fishery Bodies
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/FISHERY/news/rfbmtgh.htm
Oct. '99: Eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to
the Barcelona Convention
UNEP
Malta
Contact: adavki@unepmap.gr
2000
29 Aug. – 2 Sept. 2000: European Conference on Marine Science and
Technology
The European Commission
Hamburg, Germany.
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Codes of
Conduct, Consensus & Guidance
1993
'93: Legally
Binding Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management
Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas
FAO
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/agreem/codecond/codeconf.htm#agreem
1995
'95: London Workshop on
Environment, Science, Comprehensiveness and Consistency in Global Decisions and Ocean
Issues
Governments of UK, Eire and Brazil
London, UK
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1995-96/sector/96-23.EN
Oct. '95: Code of Conduct
for Responsible Fisheries; Adopted at FAO’s 28th Session
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/agreem/codecond/codeconf.htm
1997
'97: Rome Consensus - Review
of the State of the Worlds Fisheries Resources, Marine Fisheries
FAO Fisheries Department - Committee on Fisheries
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/publ/circular/c920/c920-1f.htm
'97: FAO Review of the State of the Worlds
Aquaculture
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy
www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/fishery/publ/circular/c886.1/c886-1f.htm
1998
'98: FAO Review of the State
of the Worlds Fisheries & Aquaculture
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy
http://www.fao.org/docrep/w9900e/w9900e00.htm
1999
Feb. '99: FAO Meeting of FAO
& Non FAO Regional Fishery Bodies
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/FISHERY/news/rfbmtgh1.htm
Mar. '99: Ministerial Meeting on the
Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
FAO Fisheries Department
Rome, Italy.
http://www.fao.org/fi/meetings/minist/1999/default.asp
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Coral Reef
Initiatives & Programmes
1995
Feb. '95: UNEP GC 18; Decision 18/33 -
Welcoming of International Coral Reef Initiative
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
gopher://unephq.unep.org/00/un/unep/govcoun/decision/18-sess/18_33.txt
1997
Feb. '97: UNEP GC 19; Decision 19/15 -
International Coral Reef Initiative
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi Kenya
gopher://unephq.unep.org/00/un/unep/govcoun/decision/19-sess/19_15.txt
1999
Feb. '99: UNEP GC 20; Progress Report on the
International Coral Reef Initiative
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
refer to document GC 20/36
Index at: gopher://gopher.unep.org/11/un/unep/govcoun/decision/20-sess
2000
May 2000: International Coral Reef Initiative
Meeting
International Coral Reef Initiative
Moumea, France
Contact: bsalvat@univ-perp.fr.or
30 July – 2 Aug. 2000: First International
Symposium on Deep Sea Corals
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
http://home.istar.ca/~eac_hfx/symposium/
Oct. 2000: 9th International
Coral Reef Symposium
Bali, Indonesia
Contact: mktg@royalindo.co.id
http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs/index.html
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