Introduction
The Nairobi Convention Secretariat held the Conference of Plenipotentiaries and the Sixth Conference of Parties (COP6) to the Nairobi Convention at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters at Gigiri in Nairobi Kenya, from 29 March to 1 April 2010, which considered and adopted the;
Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
Year adopted: Nairobi, 31 March, 2010
Parties: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Mauritius, Mozambique, Republic of Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Republic of South Africa.
Further Resources
A review of Annex II (Species of Wild fauna requiring special protection – Birds) of this Protocol was undertaken in 2012. The review was carried out by Nairobi Convention in collaboration with BirdLife International.
- Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Marine Pollution in Cases of Emergency in the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: Friday, June 21, 1985
Year entered into force: Thursday, May 30, 1996 - Action Plan for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: Friday, June 21, 1985 - Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: Friday, June 21, 1985
Year entered into force: Thursday, May 30, 1996 - Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: Thursday, May 30, 1996 - Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
Year adopted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - Amended Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean
Year adopted: Wednesday, March 31, 2010