Tag: London Protocol

Parties to the treaties which regulate the dumping of wastes at sea are meeting at IMO Headquarters during 19-23 September, in order to finalize a strategic plan to encourage ratification of the London Protocol.

A national workshop promoting the treaty covering dumping of wastes at sea, the London Protocol, was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar (11-12 August).

The United Kingdom has become the first State to formally accept the 2013 marine geoengineering amendments to the 1996 “London Protocol”, the treaty covering dumping of wastes at sea. The amendments support the precautionary approach by providing for specific marine geoengineering activities to be permitted only when the activity is assessed as constituting legitimate scientific research. Currently, only ocean fertilization for research purposes may be permitted.

A national workshop on the treaty covering dumping of wastes at sea, the London Protocol, held in Hanoi, Viet Nam .The workshop is raising awareness among stakeholders on the impacts of dumping of wastes and other matters at sea, as well as the regulatory framework provided by the London Protocol. Additionally, participants gained first-hand experience of dredging and disposal activities in a visit to the Lach Hyen Port infrastructure project near Hai Phong.

The 1996 "London Protocol" covering the dumping of wastes at sea entered into force ten years ago (24th March 2006). The Protocol modernized the original “London Convention” dumping treaty, bringing in a so-called “precautionary approach” that heralded a new era of prohibition of all dumping at sea with the exception of wastes commonly agreed by Governments and then put on an approved list.

 IMO experts are attending a workshop dealing with the regulation of dumping of wastes at sea, under the London Protocol, in Bangkok, Thailand (10-11 August). The workshop is designed to help protect against unregulated disposal of wastes at sea by encouraging cooperation among the participating countries and stressing the need to accede to the protocol.The participating countries (Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Thailand) have yet to accede to any international dumping agreement – as required under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Fredrik Haag and Ruijun Sun are representing IMO at the event, which is hosted by the Marine Department of Thailand and funded by the Republic of Korea.​The "Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972", the "London Convention" for short, is one of the first global conventions to protect the marine environment from human activities and has been in force since 1975. Its objective is to promote the effective control of all sources of marine pollution and to take all practicable steps to prevent pollution of the sea by dumping of wastes and other matter. Currently, 87 States are Parties to this Convention.In 1996, the ...

The implications and benefits of acceding to the 1996 “London Protocol” to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter are being discussed at an IMO-led national workshop in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania (23-24 March), hosted by the Tanzania Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA). The workshop is being attended by some 30 participants from Government agencies, private sector and academia, with the participation of IMO’s Fred Haag. Tanzania is currently a Party to the 1972 Convention. While the 1972 treaty prohibits the dumping at sea of wastes on a “black” list, and grey-listed materials require a special permit, the 1996 Protocol is seen as more beneficial in terms of protecting the environment, as it is more restrictive, prohibiting all dumping of wastes at sea, except for possibly acceptable wastes on the so-called "reverse list".​​ Source and Image Credit: IMOIn the onset, I was open with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.