| PERSEUS Pilot Case |
| West Black Sea |
| Acronym |
| BSC |
| Full name |
| The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (also The Istanbul Commission ) |
| Scale |
| Black Sea |
| Objectives |
| The main functions of the Black Commission's functions are defined in Article 18 of the Bucharest Convention as: 1. Promote the implementation of this Convention and inform the contracting Parties of its work. 2. Make recommendations on measures necessary for achieving the aims of this Convention. 3. Consider questions relating to the implementation of this Convention and recommend such amendments to the Convention and to the Protocols as may be required, including amendments to Annexes of this Convention and the Protocols. 4. Elaborate criteria pertaining to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the marine environment of the Black Sea and to the elimination of the effects of pollution, as well as recommendations on measures to this effect. 5. Promote the adoption by the Contracting Parties of additional measures needed to protect the marine environment of the Black Sea, and to that end receive, process and disseminate to the Contracting Parties relevant scientific, technical and statistical information and promote scientific and technical research. 6. Cooperate with competent international organizations, especially with a view to developing appropriate programmes or obtaining assistance in order to achieve the purposes of this Convention. 7. Consider any questions raised by the Contracting Parties. 8. Perform other functions as foreseen in other provisions of this Convention or assigned unanimously to the Commission by the Contracting Parties. |
| What types of strategies have been implemented to reach these objectives |
| Concrete activities are based on the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, The Black Sea Strategic Action Plan, coordinated with national and regional projects/activities, International Financing Agencies, and national and regional policy measures and overall efforts of the countries to restore and preserve the environment of the Black Sea, and a detailed work-programme, reflecting these is drawn up on an annual basis. The Commission prepares Annual and
Five-years reports:. http://www.blacksea-commission.org/_commission-wp2008-2009.asp |
| Spatial/geographic delimitation |
| Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine |
| Link to MSFD GES Descriptor |
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| Does it apply an ecosystem based approach? |
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| Does the institution make use of adaptive policy initiatives? |
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| Do any plans (or discussion) exist to update/change this institution? |
| NO |
| Link to website |
| Link |
| Additional information |
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