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Bucharest Convention: Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

Type

Regional Seas Convention or Action Plan

Themes

environment and biodiversity
pollution

Year in force

1994

Regional relevance

Black Sea

Summary

The Bucharest Convention was signed in Bucharest in 1992 and came into force in 1994 after being ratified by all six Black Sea countries. It provides a regional framework for cooperation in the protection and sustainable use of the Black Sea. It is one of the regional seas conventions and action plans that form part of UNEP's Regional Seas Programme.

Secretariat

Black Sea Commission

Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

Address: Maslak Mahallesi, Buyukdere Caddesi, No:265, Sarıyer-Istanbul 34398

Phone: +90 212 299 2940

Email: secretariat@blacksea-commission.org

Website: http://www.blacksea-commission.org/

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