| PERSEUS Pilot Case |
| Western Black Sea |
| Scale |
| Black Sea region |
| Acronym |
| Bucharest Convention |
| Full name |
| The Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
| Objectives |
| To prevent pollution by hazardous substances or matter; Annex to the Convention; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution from land-based sources; Protocol to the Convention; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution of the marine environment from vessels in accordance with the generally accepted rules and standards; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution of the marine environment resulting from emergency situations; Protocol to the Convention; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution by dumping; Protocol to the Convention; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution caused by or connected with activities on the continental shelf, including exploration and exploitation of natural resources; To prevent, reduce and control the pollution from or through the atmosphere; To protect the biodiversity and the marine living resources; Draft Protocol on the biodiversity; To prevent the pollution from hazardous wastes in transboundary movement and the illegal traffic thereof; Draft Protocol to the Convention; To provide framework for scientific and technical co-operation and monitoring activities. |
| Status |
| In force (signed on 22-Apr-1992, Bucharest, Romania) |
| Governing institutions/organisations |
| The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
| Which countries (in Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea) have ratified the law or participate in the strategy |
| All Black Sea countries: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine (23-02-1993(BG), 1-09-1993 (GE), 10-11-1993(RO), 16-11-1993 (RU), 29-03-1994(TR), 14-04-1994(UA)) |
| Spatial/geographic delimitation |
| Black Sea |
| Link to MSFD GES Descriptor |
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY,
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES,
COMMERCIAL FISH,
FOOD WEBS,
EUTROPHICATION,
SEA-FLOOR INTEGRITY,
HYDROGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS,
CONTAMINANTS AND POLLUTION EFFECTS,
CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND OTHER SEAFOOD,
MARINE LITTER,
UNDERWATER NOISE/ENERGY,
MULTIPLE |
| Does it apply an ecosystem based approach? |
| yes; Article XIII of the Convention (Protection of the marine living resources) reads: "The Contracting Parties, when taking measures in accordance with his Convention ...., shall pay particular attention to avoiding harm to marine life and living resources, in particular by changing their habitats and creating hindrance to fishing and other legitimate uses of the Black Sea, and in this respect shall give due regard to the recommendations of competent international organisations." |
| Does the initiative apply adaptive measures? |
| Protocols to the Convention, Technical, technological and research-oriented measures such as the "Black Sea Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme (BSIMAP)" whose aim is to : 1. reaching consensus on common principles for regional monitoring and assessment programmes; 2. establishment of an initial affordable program to harmonize assessment methodologies, analytical techniques, reporting formats, etc; 3. harmonization of assessment methodologies on a regional level; 4. elaboration of environmental quality criteria/objectives; 5. development and establishment of mechanisms of integration scientific results into the assessment process; 6. elaboration of mechanisms and procedures for quality assurance quality control; 7. elaboration and maintenance of the Black Sea Information System for supporting decision making process of the Black Sea Commission. The Convention also develops a Black Sea Strategic Agendas and Science Plans to assure measures are being emplaced. |
| Do any plans (or discussion) exist to update this? |
| unknown |
| Link to website |
| Link |
| Additional information |
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