Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific

Title (French)

Convention concernant la protection de l'environnement marin et des aires côtières du Pacifique du Sud-Est

Title (Spanish)

Convenio para la protección del medio marino y la zona costera del Pacífico Sudeste

Title (Other)

Übereinkommen über den Schutz der Meeresumwelt und Küstengebiete des Südostpazifiks

Place of adoption

Lima

Depository

CPPS Permanent Commission for the South Pacific

Language

Spanish

Entry into force

May 19, 1986

Subject

Environment gen., Land & soil, Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Fisheries

Keyword

Research Dispute settlement Marine pollution (ship-based sources) Air quality/air pollution Erosion Education Data collection/reporting Maritime zone EIA Early warning system/emergency intervention system Liability/compensation Marine pollution (dumping at sea) Marine pollution Coastal zone management Monitoring International relations/cooperation Marine pollution (land-based sources)

Geographical area

North-East Pacific, South-Eastern Pacific, South America, Central America, East Pacific, South Atlantic, Amazonia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Basin

South Pacific

Abstract

Objective: To protect the marine environment and coastal zones of the South-East Pacific within the 200-mile area of maritime sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Parties, and beyond that area, the high seas up to a distance within which pollution of the high seas may affect that area.

Summary of provisions: The Parties agree to take all necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Convention area (art. 3), particularly pollution from land-based sources, from or through the atmosphere, from vessels and from any other installations and devices operating in the marine environment (art. 4). They further undertake to prevent, reduce, combat and control coastal erosion (art. 10). Parties are to cooperate in dealing with pollution emergencies in the Convention area (art. 6), in exchanging data and other scientific information (arts. 9 and 10) as well as in establishing programmes from monitoring pollution and assessing environmental impacts in the area (arts. 7 and 8). Parties undertake to establish rules and procedures for the determination of civil liability and compensate for damage resulting from pollution of the environment and coastal area (art. 11).

Institutional mechanisms: Parties are to convene ordinary and extraordinary meetings, within the framework of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (CPPS), for reviewing the implementation of the Convention (art. 12). The Permanent Commission for the South Pacific undertakes the secretariat functions (art. 13).

(Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005, based on UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 1996)

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Website

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References - Treaties

Enables

Protocol for the Protection of South-East Pacific against Pollution from Land-Based Sources

Treaty | Multilateral | Quito | Jul 22, 1983

Keyword: Effluent waste standards, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Waste domestic sources, Marine pollution (dumping at sea), Marine pollution, Coastal zone management, Marine pollution (land-based sources), International agreement-text

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000768)

Protocol for the Protection of the South-East Pacific against Radioactive Pollution

Treaty | Multilateral | Paipa | Sep 21, 1989

Keyword: Radioactive waste, Hazardous waste, Research, Marine pollution (ship-based sources), Education, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Marine pollution (dumping at sea), Offences/penalties, Marine pollution, Radioactive pollution, Waste disposal, Monitoring

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001084)

Protocol for the Conservation and Management of Protected Marine and Coastal Areas of the South-East Pacific

Treaty | Multilateral | Paipa | Sep 21, 1989

Keyword: Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Marine area, Research, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Wild flora, Data collection/reporting, Maritime zone, Hazardous substances, Protected area, EIA, Biodiversity, Marine pollution, Coastal zone management, Marine protected areas, Marine resources management, International agreement-text, Mining

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001085)

Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the South-East Pacific by Hydrocarbons or other Harmful Substances in cases of Emergency

Treaty | Multilateral | Lima | Nov 12, 1981

Keyword: Marine pollution (ship-based sources), Data collection/reporting, Maritime zone, EIA, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, International organization, Marine pollution, Monitoring, International relations/cooperation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000742)