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• Having taken account of international
agreements, resolutions and other relevant
texts concerning the protection of marine
mammals and their habitats, among others:
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and
Development as well as the relevant chapters
of Agenda 21, and in particular the reference
to the precautionary principle;
• The United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea (Montego Bay 1982);
• The Convention on Biodiversity (Rio
de Janeiro 1992);
• The Convention on the Conservation
of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
(Bonn, 1979);
• The Convention on the Conservation
of European Wildlife and Natural
Habitats (Berne, 1979);
• The Convention on the Prevention of
Marine Pollution Resulting from the
Dumping of Wastes and other
Matter (London, 1972);
• The International Convention for the
Prevention of Marine Pollution from
Ships (MARPOL, London, 1978/78);
• The International Convention for the
Regulation of Whaling (Washington,
1946);
• The Convention for the Protection of
the Mediterranean Sea Against
Pollution (Barcelona, 1976) and the
relevant protocols;
• The Genoa Declaration on the
Second Mediterranean Decade
(1985);
• The Action Plan for the Conservation
of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean
adopted in the framework of the
UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan
Guidelines and Declarations - Italy
(MAP) (Cairo, 1991) by the
constituent parties of the
Convention of Barcelona;
• The Agreement on the Protection of
Mediterranean Coastal Waters
(RAMOGE, 1976);
• Resolution 46/215 of the United
Nations General Assembly of 20
December 1991;
• The recommendation of 26 January
1990 of the International
Commission for the Scientific
Exploration of the Mediterranean
(CIESM) concerning the evaluation
of the impact of drift net fishing and
measures to take;
• have adopted the present declaration:
Article 1
An international marine sanctuary is established in the
Corsican-Ligurian-Provence sea in order to protect all
species of marine mammals.
Article 2
The signatories base their declaration on the following
points:
• The state of conservation is judged
"favourable" when the knowledge about the
populations indicates that the marine
mammals of the region constitute a viable
part of the ecosystem.
• The term "habitat" signifies all, or part of the
area in which marine mammals are
distributed, offering them appropriate living
conditions.
• The word "take" signifies the hunting, capture,
or killing of marine mammals as well as
attempts at these acts.
Article 3
The signatories designate a competent authority to coordinate
the management of the sanctuary.
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