Topic:International treaties

A treaty is an agreement under international law. It encompasses terms such as convention, protocol, directive, agreement.

This is a list of treaties relevant to ICZM.

• Ramsar Convention (on Wetlands of International Importance)
• OSPAR Convention (for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic)
• Kyoto Protocol (Climate change)
• Bern Convention (on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Habitats)
• Barcelona Convention (for Protection against Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea)
• Habitats Directive
• Birds Directive
• Water Framework Directive
• Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union
• ASCOBANS
• ACCOBAMS
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Convention on Migratory Species
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements
• Helsinki Convention
• Green Paper for a EU Maritime Policy
• The Lisbon Treaty
• UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
• European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• European Climate Change Program II
• EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
• The Århus Convention
• HELCOM (Helsinki Commission) and Helsinki Convention
• North Sea pollution from shipping: legal framework

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