| PERSEUS Pilot Case |
| Western Black Sea |
| Scale |
| Black Sea region |
| Acronym |
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| Full name |
| Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
| Objectives |
| The purpose of this Protocol is to maintain the Black Sea ecosystem in the good ecological state and its landscape in the favourable conditions, to protect, to preserve and to sustainably manage the biological and landscape diversity of the Black Sea in order to enrich the biological resources. |
| Status |
| In force since June 2011 (signed on 14-Jun-2002, Ministerial Meeting, Sofia, Bulgaria) |
| 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 |
| Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine signed on 14-Jun-2002, Georgia signed on 17-Apr-2009 at the Ministerial Meeting Diplomatic Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ratified by Ratified by Turkey (12 Aug 2004), Bulgaria (13 Oct 2004), Ukraine (22 Feb 2007). Georgia (22 Sep 2009). |
| Spatial/geographic delimitation |
| Black Sea (except Russia) |
| 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 |
| Does the initiative apply adaptive measures? |
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| Do any plans (or discussion) exist to update this? |
| unknown |
| Link to website |
| Link |
| Additional information |
| - |
