Course Overview
This Course will introduce you to the Mediterranean Action Plan and the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols. It will provide you with an overall overview of how the 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention take action to protect the marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean, thus contributing to the vison of a healthy Mediterranean, sustainable managed and preserved for the present and future generations.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the key legal obligations under the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols ;
- Define the institutional arrangements put in place to implement the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols;
- List the major strategies and guiding principles at the heart of the Mediterranean Action Plan.