Presentation by BS Presentation by BS Permanent Secretariat on its Permanent Secretariat on its

work and organisationwork and organisation

Oksana TarasovaOksana Tarasova

Pollution Monitoring and Pollution Monitoring and Assessment OfficerAssessment Officer

Policy DocumentsPolicy Documents

• Convention on the Protection of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, Bucharest Black Sea Against Pollution, Bucharest 19921992

• Ministerial Declaration on the Protection Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of the Black Sea, Odesa 1993of the Black Sea, Odesa 1993

• Strategic Action Plan for Rehabilitation Strategic Action Plan for Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea, and Protection of the Black Sea, Istanbul 1996Istanbul 1996

Black Sea CommissionBlack Sea Commission

• Permanent Secretariat of the Black Permanent Secretariat of the Black Sea CommissionSea Commission

• Advisory Groups Advisory Groups

• Activity CentersActivity Centers

• Focal PointsFocal Points

BSC Advisory GroupsBSC Advisory Groups

1.1. Environmental Safety Aspects of Shipping Environmental Safety Aspects of Shipping (Varna, Bulgaria)(Varna, Bulgaria)

2.2. Conservation of Biological Diversity (Batumi, Conservation of Biological Diversity (Batumi, Georgia)Georgia)

3.3. Fisheries and Other Marine Living Resources Fisheries and Other Marine Living Resources Management (Constanta, Romania)Management (Constanta, Romania)

4.4. Development of Common Methodologies for Development of Common Methodologies for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Krasnodar, Russia)(Krasnodar, Russia)

5.5. Pollution Control From Land-Based Sources Pollution Control From Land-Based Sources

6.6. Pollution Monitoring and Assessment (Odesa, Pollution Monitoring and Assessment (Odesa, Ukraine)Ukraine)

Technical Support to the Black Technical Support to the Black Sea CommissionSea Commission

• Black Sea Environmental Program Black Sea Environmental Program 1993-1996, GEF/UNDP1993-1996, GEF/UNDP

• TACIS and PHARE Projects between TACIS and PHARE Projects between 1995-20011995-2001

• EU support to the Permanent EU support to the Permanent Secretariat, 2002 -2003Secretariat, 2002 -2003

• GEF/UNDP Black Sea Ecosystem GEF/UNDP Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project, 2002-2004Recovery Project, 2002-2004

• TACIS Black Sea Project, 2002-2004TACIS Black Sea Project, 2002-2004

Main Policy Measures for the Main Policy Measures for the Pollution Reduction of the Pollution Reduction of the BSSAPBSSAPa)a) Pollution from RiversPollution from Riversb)b) Airborne pollutionAirborne pollutionc)c) High priority point sourcesHigh priority point sourcesd)d) Regulation of point sourcesRegulation of point sourcese)e) Vessel Source PollutionVessel Source Pollutionf)f) Pollution from dumpingPollution from dumpingg)g) Waste managementWaste managementh)h) Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes i)i) Contingency planning and emergency responseContingency planning and emergency responsej)j) Assessment and monitoring of pollutionAssessment and monitoring of pollution

Main Policy Measures for Living Main Policy Measures for Living Resources ManagementResources Management

• Commercially exploited resourcesCommercially exploited resources

• Conservation of BiodiversityConservation of Biodiversity

• Protection of landscapes and habitatsProtection of landscapes and habitats

Main Policy Measures for Main Policy Measures for Sustainable Human Sustainable Human DevelopmentDevelopment• Environmental impact assessmentEnvironmental impact assessment

• Integrated Coastal Zone Integrated Coastal Zone ManagementManagement

• Development of sustainable Development of sustainable aquaculture and tourismaquaculture and tourism

• Involving the public sector in Involving the public sector in environmental decision making environmental decision making

Black Sea Regional Reports Black Sea Regional Reports Published in 1995 - 1998Published in 1995 - 1998

1.1. Black Sea Transboundary Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis Diagnostic Analysis

2.2. Marine Aquaculture in the Black Sea Marine Aquaculture in the Black Sea Region Region

3.3. Biological Diversity in the Black SeaBiological Diversity in the Black Sea4.4. Environmental Priority Studies Environmental Priority Studies

(Turkey, Ukraine)(Turkey, Ukraine)5.5. Black Sea Pollution AssessmentBlack Sea Pollution Assessment

Black Sea Commission Black Sea Commission ReportsReports• State of the Environment of the Black Sea State of the Environment of the Black Sea

for Ministerial Meeting in 2002for Ministerial Meeting in 2002

• On Implementation of the Black Sea On Implementation of the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan for Ministerial Strategic Action Plan for Ministerial Meeting in 2002Meeting in 2002

• State of the Environment of the Black Sea State of the Environment of the Black Sea 2006 – a scientific report 2006 – a scientific report

• Annual thematic reports of advisory Annual thematic reports of advisory groups to the Black Sea Commissiongroups to the Black Sea Commission