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  • Convention
    • North-East Atlantic Environment Strategy 2030
      • Implementation Plan 2030
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    • Principles
      • Ecosystem Approach
      • Precautionary Principle
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      • Best Available Techniques (BAT) & Best Environmental Practices (BEP)
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    • The North-East Atlantic
      • Region I: Arctic Waters
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      • Region V: Wider Atlantic
    • Convention Text
      • Adoption of Annex V
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      • Amendment of the OSPAR Convention on the enlargement of the maritime area
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        • Sylvia Earle
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  • Work Areas
    • Biological Diversity & Ecosystems
      • Species & Habitats
        • List of Threatened and/or Declining Species & Habitats
        • Implementation of species and habitat Recommendations
        • Mapping habitats on the OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats
        • Marine Birds
        • Benthic habitats
      • Marine Protected Areas
        • MPA network assessment
        • MPAs in areas beyond national jurisdiction
        • Guidance for the development and management of the OSPAR network
        • Nominating new MPAs to the network
        • OSPAR MPA database and webtool
        • Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures
      • Biodiversity Monitoring & Assessment
        • Biodiversity common indicators
      • BDC Other
        • Data submission & deadlines
    • Hazardous Substances & Eutrophication
      • Hazardous Substances
        • Chemicals Overview
        • Chemicals for Priority Action
        • Substances of possible concern
        • Deselection of substances
        • Discharges, Emissions and Losses of Mercury
        • Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges (RID)
        • Comprehensive Atmospheric Monitoring Programme (CAMP)
      • Eutrophication
        • Common Procedure
        • Eutrophication Monitoring Programme
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        • HASEC Strategies
        • Data submission & deadlines
    • Human Activities
      • Offshore Renewables
      • Marine Litter
        • Action Plan for Marine Litter
        • Monitoring & assessing marine litter
        • OSPAR Best environmental practice to address marine litter
        • Marine litter Recommendation implementation reporting
      • Underwater Noise
      • Shipping matters
        • Ballast and biofouling
        • Pollution from shipping activities
      • Dredging & Dumping
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      • Other Human Activities
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        • EIHA strategy
    • Offshore Industry
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        • Data submission & deadlines
    • Radioactive Substances
      • Periodic Evaluation
      • Discharges from nuclear installations
      • Discharges from non-nuclear installations
      • Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practice (BEP)
        • implementation reporting
      • RSC Other
        • Data submission & deadlines
    • Cross-Cutting Issues
      • Climate change and ocean acidification
      • OSPAR Common Indicators
      • Quality Status Report and Intermediate Assessment
      • Measures and Actions Programme
      • CoG (Coordination Group)
      • North Sea Network
      • Data and Information
      • Marine Strategy Framework Directive
      • JAMP
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        • OSA Knowledge Gap Portal
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  • Meetings
    • Meeting calendar and deadlines September 2025 - June 2026
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  • OSPAR Ministerial 2025
    • Deliverables
      • The Vigo Ministerial Declaration
      • North-East Atlantic Environment Strategy 2030 – midpoint review
      • Enlargement of the OSPAR maritime area
      • Reducing pollution from shipping activities
      • Action plan to reduce underwater noise
      • Regional action plan for benthic habitats
      • OSPAR tackles marine litter pollution
      • Preventing and eliminating plastic pollution from pontoons and buoys
      • Guidance on OECMS
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