Page 118 - BarselonaSozlesmesi

BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

PART IV Article 16 Article 18 the participation of their public and their con-
servation organizations in measures that are
PROVISIONS COMMON TO PROTECTED GUIDELINES AND COMMON CRITERIA INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES necessary for the protection of the areas and
AREAS AND SPECIES
The Parties shall adopt: 1. In formulating protective measures, the species concerned, including environmental
Article 14 (a) common criteria for the choice of protected Parties shall take into account the traditional impact assessments
marine and coastal areas that could be inclu- subsistence and cultural activities of their local
AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES ded in the SPAMI List which shall be annexed populations. They shall grant exemptions, as Article 20

1. The procedures for amendments to Annexes to the Protocol; necessary, to meet such needs. No exemption SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND MANAGE-
which ıs allowed for this reason shall:
to this Protocol shall be those set forth in Artic- (b) common criteria for the inclusion of additio- MENT RESEARCH
le 17 of the Convention. nal species in the Annexes; (a) endanger either the maintenance of ecosys- 1. The Parties shall encourage and develop
2. AH proposed amendments submitted to the (c) guidelines for the establishment and mana- tems protected under this Protocol or the bio- scientific and technical research relating to the
logical processes contrıbuting to the mainte-
meeting of Contracting Parties shall have been gement of specially protected areas nance of those ecosystems; aims of this Protocol. They shall also encourage
the subject of prior evaluation by the meeting and develop research into the sustainable use
of National Focal Points. The criteria and guidelines referred to in parag- (b) cause either the extinction of, or a substan- of specially protected areas and the manage-
raphs (b) and (c) may be amended by the me- tial reduction in, the number of individuals ma- ment of protected species.
Article 15 eting of the Parties on the basis of a proposal king up the populations or species of flora and 2. The Parties shall consult, when necessary,
made by one or more Parties. fauna, in particular endangered, threatened,
INVENTORIES migratory or endemic species. among themselves and with competent inter-
national organizations with a view to identif-
Each Party shall compile comprehensıve inven- Article 17 2. Parties which grant exemptions from the yıng, planning and undertaking scientific and
tories of: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT protection measures shall inform the Contrac- technical research and monitoring programmes

(a) areas over which they exercise sovereig- İn the planning process leading to decisions ting Parties accordingly. necessary for the identification and monitoring
nty or jurisdiction that contain rare or fragile on industrial and other projects and activities of protected areas and species and assessing
ecosystems, that are reservoirs of biological that could signıficantly affect protected areas Article 19 the effectiveness of measures taken to imple-
diversity, that are important for threatened or and species and their habitats, the Parties shall PUBLICITY, INFORMATION, PUBLIC AWARE- ment management and recovery plans.
endangered species; evaluate and take into consideration the pos- NESS AND EDUCATION 3. The Parties shall exchange, directly or throu-
(b) species of fauna or flora that are endange- sible direct or indirect, immediate or long-term, 1. The Parties shall give appropriate publicity to gh the Centre, scientific and technical informa-
red or threatened. impact, including the cumulative impact of the the establishment of specially protected areas, tion concerning current and planned research
projects and activities being contemplated. and monitoring programmes and the results
their boundaries, applicable regulations, and to thereof. They shall, to the fullest extent pos-
the designation of protected species, their ha- sible, coordinate their research and monitoring
bitats and applicable regulations programmes, and endeavour jointly to define or
2. The Parties shall endeavour to inform the standardize their procedures.
publıc of the interest and value of specially pro- 4. In technical and scientific research, the Par-
tected areas and species, and of the scientific ties shall give priority to SPAMIs and species
knowledge which may be gained from the point appearing in the Annexes to this Protocol.
of view of nature conservation and other po-
ints of view. Such information should have an
appropriate place in education programmes.
The Parties shall also endeavour to promote

118 119