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Dumping of Wastes at Sea

… aircraft or offshore installations for the purpose of waste disposal, including the disposal of the vessels, … into line with the London Convention. Under UNCLOS, waste dumping is subject to a permit system (article 210(3)) … zone or onto its continental shelf, flag states and waste loading states (article 216). Therefore, several …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment

… of, dumping. They eliminated dumping of certain types of waste and, gradually, made this regime more restrictive by promoting sound waste management and pollution prevention. Prohibitions are … wastes, as well as for incineration at sea of industrial waste and sewage sludge. As mentioned earlier, under the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… zone” ...................................... 87 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on … diversity, wetlands, and hazardous chemicals and waste. Nevertheless, only two of the regional and basin …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within Africa (Bamako Convention) applies only within …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). Land-based … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take … uses conflict with and undermine each other. For example, waste disposal has undermined fishing and recreation in some …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). Land-based … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take … uses conflict with and undermine each other. For example, waste disposal has undermined fishing and recreation in some …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). Land-based … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take … uses conflict with and undermine each other. For example, waste disposal has undermined fishing and recreation in some …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Seas Agreements

21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… the landscape. With the decrease in vultures, carcasses waste disposal problems, and a growing range of health … Wetlands (West Bengal) form an important component of waste water treatment infrastructure of the city; treating … litres of sewage daily through an ingenious practice of waste based pisciculture, agriculture and horticulture. In …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in relation to coverage of offshore installations and waste disposal under the seabed accessed by tunnel or … environment and the availability of alternatives such as waste production avoidance and alternative disposal methods. …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater