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In implementing the Birds Directive, three areas were selected in the Belgian part of the North Sea as Birds Directive Area or Special Protection zone: SPZ1, SPZ2 and SPZ3.
The...
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In implementation of the Habitats Directive, the habitats directive areas "Trapegeer-Stoombank" and "Vlakte van de Raan" were established in the Belgian part of the North Sea in...
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Need for pure water
There is a high demand for clean water, not only in rivers and streams (river basins), but also at sea. Just like the seas, most rivers are transboundary. It...
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Offshore wind farms, tidal power plants and wave energy converters generate significant sound waves that have a negative effect on cetaceans. Since these cetaceans are very...
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Permits and legislation
A sustainable balance between a healthy marine environment and human activities at sea is crucial to protect and, where necessary, restore existing...
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OSPAR is a regional convention for the protection of the marine environment of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.
It is a convention among fifteen countries:
• Twelve of them...
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the Convention and the London Protocol that regulate the dumping of substances at sea
The cooperation, the agreements and the processes that take place at the level...
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Any person (natural or legal person) who wishes to pursue activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea must ask himself the question whether a federal environmental licence is...
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UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) is the Law of the Sea convention of the United Nations (Montego Bay, 1982) and is a key convention at international...
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The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is one of the first conventions that links the protection of biodiversity to sustainable development. It was negotiated during the...