3rd Meeting of the Parties to ACCOBAMS Concluded

  • Date

    22-25 October 2007

  • Status

    Concluded

  • Type

    MOP

  • Languages

    English
    French

  • Country

    Croatia

  • City

    Dubrovnik

  • Following the entry into force of the Agreement on 1 June 2001, the First Meeting of the Parties held in Monaco in February-March 2002 and the Second Meeting of the Parties held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 9−12 November 2004, the Third Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) was held from 22 to 25 October 2007 at the Hotel Grand Villa Argentina, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

    Representatives of the following States Parties to the Agreement took part in the meeting: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Ukraine.

    Representatives of the Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management (Croatia), Ministry of the sea, tourism, transport and development (Croatia), and representatives of riparian States– Algeria and Montenegro attended the Meeting

    Representatives of the following intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and scientific institutions or bodies also attended the Meeting as observers: ANIMAL FRIENDS CROATIA, ALNITAK, ASCOBANS, ASMS OCEAN CARE, BLACK SEA COMMISSION, BLACK SEA COUNCIL FOR MARINE MAMMALS (CMM), BLUE WORLD INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH CONSERVATION, COUNCIL OF EUROPE-BERN CONVENTION, DELPHIS MDC, EMORY UNIVERSITY, ESSENCE CONSULTING, EUROPEAN CETACEAN SOCIETY (ECS), FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB, ILIA CHAVCHAVADZE STATE UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND COASTAL RESEARCH OF DUBROVNIK, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW), IWC, MORIGENOS, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENCE COUNCIL (NRDC), OCEANA, PELAGOS SANCTUARY, “PRIRODA” – PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR MANAGING, RAC/SPA, TETHYS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TUI-AG, TURKISH MARINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (TUDAV), UNIVERSITY OF MILANO-BICOCCA, WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WDCS).

    A representative of the Secretariat of UNEP/CMS attended the Meeting.

     

    Meeting documents are available upon request to the Permanent Secretariat