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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)) … and establishing a process of phasing out dumping of all industrial wastes at sea, among other changes. …
19 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 … prevention. Prohibitions are in force for dumping of industrial and radioactive wastes, as well as for incineration at sea of industrial waste and sewage sludge. As mentioned earlier, …
19 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 … for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 … and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, May 21, 2003 (not in force), …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Endemic species Other uses 2. Impact of human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population … pollution, invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and agricultural activivites Industrial activity … are agricultural chemicals, heavy metals and nuclear waste. Once in the marine environment, these pollutants can …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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 sources include sewage outfalls, industrial discharges, runoff from urban stormwater and … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take …
19 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 sources include sewage outfalls, industrial discharges, runoff from urban stormwater and … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Seas Agreements

19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… education, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. “I have absolutely no doubt that this … environment, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. The guide is also intended to be used … a distance from an international watercourse, but toxic waste and chemical pollution from the plant are discharged …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… from land-based sources. These include sewage outfalls, industrial discharges, runoff from urban storm water and … 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. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… broad categories of uses for convenience: domestic uses; industrial uses; agricultural uses; recreational uses; navigational uses; waste-disposal uses; and in- stream uses (such as fishing, … drinking would conflict with any other use, for instance waste-disposal use - that made the water unfit for drinking. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater