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Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment (Jeddah Convention)

Date:1982
Description:The Convention objective is to "ensure rational human use of living and non-living marine and coastal resources in a manner ensuring optimum benefit for the present generation, at the same time maintaining the potential of that environment to satisfy the needs and aspirations of future generations."
Type:Conventions and treaties
Source:UNEP Regional Seas - The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
URL:http://www.unep.ch/seas/main/persga/convtext.html
Date entered:2001-09-06

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