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OSPAR and the
collective arrangement
Emily Corcoran and
Darius Campbell
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The 1992 OSPAR Convention for the protection
of the marine environment of the North-East
Atlantic.
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OSPAR Commission
16 Contracting Parties
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Belgium
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Denmark
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Iceland
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Ireland
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Luxembourg
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The Netherlands
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Norway
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Portugal
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Spain
OSPAR Maritime Area and Regions:
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Sweden
Region I: Arctic Waters
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Switzerland
Region II: Greater North Sea
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The United Kingdom
Region III: Celtic Seas
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European Union
Region IV: Bay of Biscay/Iberian Coast
Region V: Wider Atlantic
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Main Objectives
• Prevent and eliminate pollution
• protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities
• safeguard human health and conserve marine ecosystems
• when practicable, restore marine areas
Guiding Principles
• Ecosystem Approach – the overarching concept and basis for OSPAR work
• Precautionary Principle
• Polluter Pays principle
• Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices
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Applying an Ecosystem
Approach to Managing
Human Activities
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OSPAR
16 Contracting Parties
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Belgium
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Denmark
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Iceland
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Ireland
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Luxembourg
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The Netherlands
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Norway
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Portugal
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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The United Kingdom
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European Union
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13.5 million km2
Activities in the North
East Atlantic
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Crossing sectoral divides
Negotiation
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Collective arrangement
• Non-legally binding text
• Agreed between international organisations competent for managing human
activities
• Cooperate and coordinate
• Concerns areas in ABNJ with area specific management actions
• Guided by internationally agreed principles and norms
• Sets the framework to cooperate and coordinate – important not to
undermine each other’s work
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The ladder of coordination
(Hanssen et al 2013)
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Information and
knowledge
sharing
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Joint measures
across sectors and
levels
Adjustment of
behaviour with in
own sector
Common
discussions and
deliberations,
coordinating
world views
Cooperation –
EBSAs
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Understanding
Cumulative impacts
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