The State of the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Environment

Protocols under the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention)

Prevention and Emergency Protocol 2

SPA & Biodiversity Protocol 4

Hazardous Wastes Protocol 6

LBS Protocol 3

Ecosystem Approach

Offshore Protocol 5

Dumping Protocol 1

ICZM Protocol 7

Issues covered

Coastal ecosystems and landscapes Pollution Eutrophication Marine litter Marine noise Non-indigenous species Commercially exploited fish and shellfish Seafloor integrity Hydrographical conditions Marine food webs Biodiversity

1. Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea 2. Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and, in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea 3. Protocol on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities 4. Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean 5. Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil 6. Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 7. Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean

Policy instruments related to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols

Regional Strategy for Preventionof andResponse

Action Plans for endangered or threatened species and sensitive seascapes 4

Mediterranean Strategy on Ships’Ballast Water Management

Regional Plans onreductionor eliminationof substances or their inputs 2

Action Plan for Invasive Species 5

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ICZM Action Plan 6

Issues covered

SAP/MED 1

SAP/BIO 3

MSSD 7

Coastal ecosystems and landscapes Pollution Eutrophication Marine litter Marine noise Non-indigenous species Commercially exploited fish and shellfish Seafloor integrity Hydrographical conditions Marine food webs Biodiversity

1. The MED POL Strategic Action Programme to Address Pollution from Land-Based Activities 2. See separate table: Regional Plans on reduction or elimination of substances or their inputs in the framework of the implementation of Article 15 of the LBS Protocol 3. The Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Region 4. See separate table: Action Plans for the conservation and/or management of endangered or threatened species and sensitive seascapes 5. Action Plan Concerning Species Introductions and Invasive Species in the Mediterranean Sea

6. Action Plan for the implementation of the ICZM Protocol 7. The Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development

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