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  2. List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Act 2005 - 7 amending Act No. 185/2001 – Coll. on waste and on amendment to some other laws Decree 2004 – 382 – on the protection of farm animals at the time of slaughter, killing or other ways of putting to death

  3. List of international environmental agreements - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Marine debris - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by ...

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    London Convention signatories. The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972, commonly called the "London Convention" or "LC '72" and also abbreviated as Marine Dumping, is an agreement to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements supplementary to the convention.

  6. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Wikipedia

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    The advisory opinion set forth the international legal responsibilities and obligations of sponsoring states and the authority to ensure that sponsored activities do not harm the marine environment, consistent with the applicable provisions of UNCLOS Part XI, Authority regulations, ITLOS case law, other international environmental treaties, and ...

  8. OSPAR Convention - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

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    The main focus of this program is to establish regional marine research programs around the country and to provide sustained federal funding for planned research within each region. [3] Five Major Sections of the Gulf of Maine Regional Marine Research Program: 1. An overview of marine environmental quality in the region. 2.