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This is a list of international environmental agreements. Most of the following agreements are legally binding for countries that have formally ratified them. Some, such as the Kyoto Protocol , differentiate between types of countries and each nation's respective responsibilities under the agreement.
Law on End-of Life Vehicles Management; Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (Latvia) (amended until 2005) Law on Environmental Protection (Latvia) Law on Pollution; Law on Specially Protected Nature Territories (1993) Law on Subterranean Depths; Packaging Law (9 January 2002) Protection Zone Law (5 February 1997)
A marine safety technician responds to a reported oil sheen in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in Wisconsin. In the United States, several federal agencies and laws have some jurisdiction over pollution from ships in U.S. waters. States and local government agencies also have responsibilities for ship-related pollution in some situations.
The substances on the reverse list include dredged material; sewage sludge; industrial fish processing waste; vessels and offshore platforms or other man-made structures at sea; inert, inorganic geological material; organic material of natural origin; and bulky items including iron, steel, concrete and similar materials for which the concern is ...
Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ...
The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic [1] or OSPAR Convention is the current legislative instrument regulating international cooperation on environmental protection in the North-East Atlantic.
The Valdes Peninsula, 1,000 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, is one of the main tourist destinations in the country. It is also a marine mammal conservation site and home to large populations of ...
Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created solid material that has deliberately or accidentally been released in seas or the ocean. Floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and on coastlines , frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack.