Marine conservation and pollution

Marine conservation and pollution—content

Content in this subtopic on marine conservation and pollution includes the following Practice Notes:

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Marine species protection—considers the legislative framework for the protection of marine species in England and Wales at international, European and national level. It looks at marine species protection provisions found in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive) and Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (Birds Directive) and implementing national regulations, the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001. It considers the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA 1981) and some species specific legislation, and looks at the Environment Act 2021 including the power to set long term environmental targets, the general duty to enhance and conserve biodiversity, local nature recovery strategies and species conservation strategies. This Practice Note includes information about the national site

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