IFBs: Instruments, Frameworks and Bodies

Here you can find information on more than 250 international agreements and organizations that play a role in ocean governance. You can either explore the full list, or you can filter the entries by theme or region. You can also search for specific entries by keyword. Note that there are separate tabs for Organizations and Agreements – if you aren’t finding what you are looking for, try switching tabs! Once you have found an entry you are interested in, click on the arrow on the right for more details. You will find a brief summary description, lists of Parties (for Agreements), information on the relationship between Agreements and Organizations, links to relevant external websites, and more. Make sure you click on all the tabs to explore the record fully.

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Name	Regional relevance	Action
Abidjan Convention Secretariat	South Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	View
Abuja MOU Secretariat	South Atlantic Ocean	View
ACAP: Arctic Contaminants Action Program Secretariat	Arctic Ocean	View
ACCOBAMS Secretariat	Mediterranean Sea Black Sea North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	View
AMAP: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme Secretariat	Arctic Ocean	View
Antarctic Treaty Secretariat	Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean)	View
Arctic Council: Arctic Council Secretariat	Arctic Ocean	View
ASCOBANS Secretariat: Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas	North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea	View
BCC: Benguela Current Convention	South Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	View
Black Sea Commission: Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution	Black Sea	View