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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 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

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

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

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

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

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

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