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Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in the region from pollution from ships and from dumping of wastes and other matter from ships and aircrafts. … Convention area. Parties are also required to prohibit the dumping of hazardous and radioactive wastes at sea. This could solve problems of illegal dumping at sea as explained in the introductory requirement, …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). … a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take the forms of oil, … sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. Offshore …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… in section 6, below. 2.2 Definition of pollution and dumping The definition of pollution in UNCLOS is … of sea water and reduction of amenities’ (Article 1(4)). Dumping is ‘any deliberate disposal at sea of wastes or other … and maritime traffic pollution (VSP) and including dumping at sea unless specifically distinguished), Articles …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Regional Seas Agreements

… from pollution from sources including ships, aircrafts, dumping of wastes and from exploitation and exploration of … These are: The Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft was adopted 16 February 1976 … and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or incineration at Sea. The …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1996 (London Protocol) … to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1996, and - Ramsar … tO the cOnventiOn On the preventiOn Of Marine pOllutiOn by duMping Of WaSteS and Other Matter, 1996 (lOndOn prOtOcOl) …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… to court and their fishing licences shall be revoked. Dumping into the river or on its banks waste products, … The Convention establishes a prohibition against dumping wastes from vessels into the waterways listed in … hazardous wastes. There is a general obligation to ban any dumping of hazardous wastes at sea, including incineration at …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

The Law of the Sea

17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (London Dumping Convention), and the 1973 International Convention … aim is to minimize pollution of the  seas, including dumping, oil and  exhaust pollution. Its stated object is:  …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (London Dumping Convention), and the 1973 International Convention … update an earlier convention, e.g., the 1972 London Dumping Convention and its 1996 Protocol. States that are …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (London Dumping Convention), and the 1973 International Convention … update an earlier convention, e.g., the 1972 London Dumping Convention and its 1996 Protocol. States that are …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance