View source for Conservation policy and legislation

Since International and European relations often work best within a framework of agreed legal instruments, considerable effort has been devoted to developing a series of conventions and other international and European instruments that promote the conservation of marine biological diversity. 
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These include:
*[[Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)]]
*[[EU Common Fisheries Policy]]
*[[Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000|EC Habitats Directive]]
**[[SAC]] (Special Areas of Conservation)
*[[EC Bird Directive]]
**[[SPA]] (special Protected Areas)
*[[MPAs]] (Marine Protected Areas)
*[[ICZM]] (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
*[[EBM]] (Ecosystem based Management)

[[Category:Policy and decision making in coastal management]]
[[Category:International coastal organisation]]