Lima
Convention Permanent Commission of the South Pacific
- Convenio
Para la Protección del Medio Marino y la Zona Costera
del Pacífico Sudeste (Español)
- Convention
for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal
Area of the South-East Pacific (English)
The
Lima Convention was adopted 1981 and came into in force in
1986. Its objective is 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. The
Contracting Parties agree, inter alia, to take all
necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution
of the Convention area, 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.
The
Convention has six protocols. En Español: Tradados
Regionales.
The
Permanent Commission of the South Pacific Comisión
Permanente del Pacífico Sur, CPPS serves
as the Secretariat of the Lima Convention and the South-East
Pacific Action Plan (see text in Spanish: Plan
de Acción para la Protección del Medio Marino
y Áreas Costeras del Pacífico Sudeste).
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Viña
del Mar Agreement on Port State Control
The
Latin American Agreement on Port State Control of Vessels (Viña
del Mar Agreement) was signed in 1992. It lays the foundation
for closer cooperation among Maritime Authorities in the region.
It aims at coordinating measures to inspect foreign vessels
calling at regional ports. Actions taken comply with the provisions
established in international treaties and conventions in force
in the field of maritime safety, training and certification
of crewmembers and prevention of pollution from vessels at sea
and in rivers and lakes.
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Integrated
Management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem
The
general objective of this GEF-funded project
Integrated
Management of the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (IMHCLME)
is to enhance the national and regional efforts to move forward
towards an integrated and sustainable management of this LME.
The first phase of the project started in July 2002, and the
primary tasks during the first year of will be to define the
key problems, issues and threats and identifying priorities
options and alternatives; to make a Transboundary Diagnostic
Analysis and Strategic Action Programme for the IMHCLME; to
outline a series of activities and projects funded by national
governments and donor agencies, together with a financing plan;
and to make detailed proposals for GEF financing. (See also
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UNEP
ROLAC
UNEP
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC)
seeks to further UNEP's global mandate of providing leadership
in and promoting joint efforts for environmental care, and encouraging,
informing and building the capacity of nations and peoples to
improve their lives without endangering that of future generations.
ROLAC also serves as the Secretariat of the Forum
of Environmental Ministers for Latin America and the Caribbean
(only in Spanish). |
UN
ECLAC
The
objective of the UN
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC) is to contribute to the economic development of Latin
America, coordinate actions directed towards this end, and reinforce
economic relationships among the countries and with the other
nations of the world. ECLAC is also to promote the region's
social development. |
LAPA
The
Latin
Petroleum Analytics (LAPA) Information Centre for
Latin America's Petroleum Industry is an independent
research firm providing insights into the Latin American petroleum
industry. LAPA specializes in analyzing energy markets, specifically
the upstream sector of the industry. |
ARPEL
The
Regional Association
of Oil and Natural Gas Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean
(ARPEL) is formed by more than t25 oil and natural gas companies,
which represent over 90 per cent of the region's upstream and
downstream sectors. ARPEL is "an interactive forum for
exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge; a forum designed
for a timely identification of issues that may influence the
industry's development." See also ARPEL Environmental Code
of Conduct. |
Mundo
Azul
Mundo
Azul
is a non-governmental Peruvian organization for scientific submarine
and subaquatic investigation, for the protection of aquatic
ecosystems and species, for environmental
education, and sustainable development. It is pointed out
that "The increasing urbanization mostly informal
and disorganized destroys important coastal habitats".
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