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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

PROTOCOL CONCERNING SPECIALLY PART 1 ferred to in Article 2 of the Convention; Article 3
PROTECTED AREAS AND BIOLOGICAL General Provısıons (i) “Centre” means the Regional Activity Centre General Oblıgatıons
DIVERSITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN for Specially Protected Areas. 1. Each Party shall take the necessary measu-
Article 1
The Contracting Parties to this Protocol, Article 2 res to:
Definitions (a) protect, preserve and manage in a sustai-
Being Parties to the Convention for the Pro- Geographical Coverage nable and environmentally sound way areas of
tection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pol- For the purposes of this Protocol: 1. The area to which this Protocol applies shall particular natural or cultural value, notably by
lution, adopted at Barcelona on 16 February (a) “Convention” means the Convention for the be the area of the Mediterranean Sea as de- the establishment of specially protected areas;
1976, Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against limited in Article 1 of the Convention. İt also
Conscious of the profound impact of human Pollution, adopted at Barcelona on 16 Febru- includes: (b) protect, preserve and manage threatened or
activities on the state of the marine environ- ary 1976 and amended at Barcelona in 1995; - the seabed and its subsoil; endangered species of flora and fauna.
ment and the lıttoral and more generally on the (b) “Biological diversity” means the variabilıty 2. The Parties shall cooperate, directly or th-
ecosystems of areas having prevailing Mediter- among living organisms from all sources inc- - the waters, the seabed and its subsoil on the rough the competent international organıza-
ranean features, luding, inter alia. terrestrial, marine and other landward side of the baseline from which the tions, in the conservation and sustainable use
Stressing the importance of protecting and, as aquatic ecosystems and the ecological comp- breadth of the territorial sea is measured and of biological diversity in the area to which this
appropriate, improving the state of the Medi- lexes of which they are part; this includes di- - extending, in the case of watercourses, up to Protocol applies.
terranean natural and cultural heritage, in par- versity within species, between species and of the freshwater limit; the terrestrial coastal are- 3. The Parties shall identify and compile inven-
ticular through the establishment of specially ecosystems; as designated by each of the Parties, including tions of the components of biological diversity
protected areas and also by the protection and (c) “Endangered species” means any species wetlands. important for its conservation and sustainable
conservation of threatened species, that is in danger of extınction throughout all or 2. Nothing in this Protocol nor any act adopted use.
Considering the instruments adopted by the part of its range; on the basis of this Protocol shall prejudice the 4. The Parties shall adopt strategies, plans and
United Nations Conference on Environment (d) “Endemic species” means any species who- rights, the present and future claıms or legal programmes for the conservation of biological
and Development and particularly the Con- se range is restricted to a limited geographical views of any State relating to the law of the diversity and the sustainable use of marine and
vention on Biological Diversıty (Rio de Janeiro, area; sea, in particular, the nature and the extent of coastal biological resources and shall integrate
1992), marıne areas. the delimitation of marine areas them into their relevant sectoral and intersec-
(e) “Threatened species” means any species between States with opposite or adjacent co- toral policies.
Conscious that when there is a threat of signı- that is likely to become extinct within the fore- asts, freedom of navıgation on the high seas,
ficant reduction or loss of biological diversity, seeable future throughout all or part of its ran- the right and the modalities of passage through 5. The Parties shall monitor the components of
lack of full scientific certainty should not be in- ge and whose survival is unlikely if the factors straits used for international navigation and biological diversity referred to in paragraph 3
voked as a reason for postponıng measures to causing numerıcal decline or habitat degradati- the right of innocent passage in territorial seas, of this Article and shall identify processes and
avoid or minimize such a threat, on continue to operate; as well as the nature and extent of the jurisdic- categorıes of activities which have or are likely
Considering that all the Contracting Parties (f) “Conservation status of a species” means tion of the coastal State, the flag State and the to have a significant adverse impact on the
conservation and sustainable use of biological
should cooperate to conserve, protect and res- the sum of the influences acting on the species port State. diversity, and monitor their effects.
tore the health and integrıty of ecosystems and that may affect its long-term distribution and 3. No act or activity undertaken on the basis
that they have, in this respect, common but dif- abundance; of this Protocol shall constitute grounds for 6. Each Party shall apply the measures provided
ferentiated responsibilities, for in this Protocol without prejudice to the so-
(g) “Parties” means the Contracting Parties to claiming, contending or dısputing any claim to vereignty or the jurisdiction of other Parties or
Have agreed as follows: this Protocol; national sovereignty or jurisdiction.
other States. Any measures taken by a Party to
(h) “Organization” means the organization re- enforce these measures shall be in accordance
with international law.
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