Nairobi Convention
| Convention of the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region | |
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| Type | Convention |
| Context | Marine conservation |
| Drafted | June 21, 1985 |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Effective | May 30, 1996 |
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The Convention of the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region or Nairobi Convention of 1985 is a regional framework agreement for marine environmental management.
It is implemented by the Consortium for Conservation of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO-C) in coordination with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) as well as non-governmental organizations such as World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).[1]
An amended convention was concluded in 2010, but it has not yet entered into force.
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References
UNEP (2012). "Nairobi Convention". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
External links
- Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Treaty available in ECOLEX-the gateway to environmental law (English)