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 coastal and marine management.

Treaties of the European Union

• The Lisbon Treaty
• Habitats Directive
• Birds Directive
• Water Framework Directive
• European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
• Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union
• EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
• European Climate Change Program II

Regional Treaties

• OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
• HELCOM (Helsinki Commission) and Helsinki Convention
• Barcelona Convention for Protection against Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
• ASCOBANS Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas
• ACCOBAMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area
• Bonn Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances

International Treaties

• The Århus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
• Kyoto Protocol on Climate change
• Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Habitats
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Convention on Migratory Species
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements
• UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• IMO Conventions on pollution from ships

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