Links and references

 

Basel Convention

Website: http://www.basel.int/

 

UNCLOS (1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)

Website: http://www.un.org/depts/los/

 

Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities: 1995 (UNEP-GPA)

Website: http://www.unep.org/gpa/ 

 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
www.fao.org
 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
www.iaea.org
  
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
http://ioc-unesco.org

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
www.unep.org
  
United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 www.unesco.org
 
World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.int
  
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
www.wmo.int

OSPAR Commission (Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic)
www.ospar.org
  
International Ocean Institute (IOI)
www.ioinst.org

 

The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP)
www.gesamp.org

International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
www.ices.dk  
The ICES Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment provides advice and technical guidance on a variety of topics related to marine monitoring and assessment.
 
The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC)
www.pianc.org

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC)
www.iadc-dredging.com

World Organisation of Dredging Associations (WODA)
www.woda.org
 
Central Dredging Association (CEDA)
www.dredging.org

International Union for Conservation of Nature
www.iucn.org

Greenpeace International
www.greenpeace.org