1.4 Key Topics Covered
- First Part:
- UNCLOS (1982) – Marine environmental protection (Part XII)
- Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
- BBNJ Agreement (2023): MGRs, EIAs, ABMTs, Capacity-Building
- IMO Conventions: MARPOL 73/78, Ballast Water Management, London Convention
- Regional Seas Conventions (excluding Barcelona): OSPAR, HELCOM, Bucharest Convention
- Selected EU Instruments: Marine Strategy Framework Directive, EU Green Deal
- Principles: Rio and Stockholm Declarations, SDG 14
- Second Part:
- Barcelona Convention
- Seven Protocols of Barcelona Convention