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A number of conventions or agreements having specific goals and important to the protection of the marine environment are drawn up as a part of the UN processes.
Protection of...
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A number of organisations are set up as a part of the United Nations or as satellite organisations. A few of these organisations are indirectly important to the marine environment...
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The Belgian part of the North Sea is one of the most used seas of the world. Human activities at sea should therefore be spatially well planned and for this a Marine Spatial...
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The appropriate evaluation is a mandatory evaluation for projects or plans in or in the neighbourhood of Natura 2000 sites (Birds and Habitats Directives). This evaluation...
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POLLUTION CONTROL - Paardenmarkt
In 1967, the Torrey Canyon, a large oil tanker, ran aground on the rocks off the English coast, spilling 120,000 tons of crude oil into the sea....
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The marine environmental policy is a federal responsibility, but to give shape and implement the desired policy, consultation is needed both at international and national levels (...
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Negotiations to determine the international or European environmental policy or to implement the approved international or European policies cannot be made without the...
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Both federal and Flemish agencies are active in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Consider for instance, the federal police or the customs conducting checks at sea, the Civil...
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Coastal zones are complex areas, not only in Belgium. They are complex because very distinct and varying environments arise there. They are also complex because the various...
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Federal Council for Sustainable Development
The Federal Council for Sustainable Development (FRDO) gives advice to the Belgian federal government on the federal policy regarding...