Presentation by BS Permanent Secretariat on its work and organisation Oksana Tarasova Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer

Policy Documents Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, Bucharest 1992 Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, Bucharest 1992 Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of the Black Sea, Odesa 1993 Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of the Black Sea, Odesa 1993 Strategic Action Plan for Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea, Istanbul 1996 Strategic Action Plan for Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea, Istanbul 1996

Black Sea Commission Permanent Secretariat of the Black Sea Commission Permanent Secretariat of the Black Sea Commission Advisory Groups Advisory Groups Activity Centers Activity Centers Focal Points Focal Points

BSC Advisory Groups 1. Environmental Safety Aspects of Shipping (Varna, Bulgaria) 2. Conservation of Biological Diversity (Batumi, Georgia) 3. Fisheries and Other Marine Living Resources Management (Constanta, Romania) 4. Development of Common Methodologies for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Krasnodar, Russia) 5. Pollution Control From Land-Based Sources 6. Pollution Monitoring and Assessment (Odesa, Ukraine)

Technical Support to the Black Sea Commission Black Sea Environmental Program , GEF/UNDP Black Sea Environmental Program , GEF/UNDP TACIS and PHARE Projects between TACIS and PHARE Projects between EU support to the Permanent Secretariat, EU support to the Permanent Secretariat, GEF/UNDP Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project, GEF/UNDP Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project, TACIS Black Sea Project, TACIS Black Sea Project,

Main Policy Measures for the Pollution Reduction of the BSSAP a) Pollution from Rivers b) Airborne pollution c) High priority point sources d) Regulation of point sources e) Vessel Source Pollution f) Pollution from dumping g) Waste management h) Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes i) Contingency planning and emergency response j) Assessment and monitoring of pollution

Main Policy Measures for Living Resources Management Commercially exploited resources Commercially exploited resources Conservation of Biodiversity Conservation of Biodiversity Protection of landscapes and habitats Protection of landscapes and habitats

Main Policy Measures for Sustainable Human Development Environmental impact assessment Environmental impact assessment Integrated Coastal Zone Management Integrated Coastal Zone Management Development of sustainable aquaculture and tourism Development of sustainable aquaculture and tourism Involving the public sector in environmental decision making Involving the public sector in environmental decision making

Black Sea Regional Reports Published in Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis 2. Marine Aquaculture in the Black Sea Region 3. Biological Diversity in the Black Sea 4. Environmental Priority Studies (Turkey, Ukraine) 5. Black Sea Pollution Assessment

Black Sea Commission Reports State of the Environment of the Black Sea for Ministerial Meeting in 2002 State of the Environment of the Black Sea for Ministerial Meeting in 2002 On Implementation of the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan for Ministerial Meeting in 2002 On Implementation of the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan for Ministerial Meeting in 2002 State of the Environment of the Black Sea 2006 – a scientific report State of the Environment of the Black Sea 2006 – a scientific report Annual thematic reports of advisory groups to the Black Sea Commission Annual thematic reports of advisory groups to the Black Sea Commission