The Black Sea is the world's most isolated sea connected to the Oceans via the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosphorus, Dardanelle and Gibraltar straits and

with the Sea of Azov in the northeast through the Kerch Strait . The catchment area is 6 times greater than the surface area of the Black Sea.



Activities:



- Operational structures and management tools of the Black Sea Commission



- Protocol for Land-based Activities (LBA) revised and submitted for national negotiation.



- Integrated Coastal Zone Management in line with EU Directives and in testing concept for Best Practices for ICZM



- Agricultural sector policy reviewed and concepts of BAP proposed



- Policies and legislation for application of BAT in the industrial and transport sectors



- Policies and legal instruments for pollution reduction for the municipal sector



- A legally binding document on fisheries and proposals for fisheries-free zones



- Economic analysis for the Black Sea countries



- Investment programme for industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and other infrastructural measures in Black Sea coastal zones



- Black Sea Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme (BSIMAP)



- Pilot project for a Black Sea Vessel Traffic Oil Pollution Information System (VTOPIS)



- The Black Sea Information System (BSIS) including tools for WWW, GIS, mapping and remote sensing



- Two survey cruises in the Black Sea



- Study on inputs of nutrients to the Black Sea by atmospheric deposition



- Rapid assessment methodology for diffuse sources in the Black Sea basin



- Study for the use of phosphorus in detergents



- Scientific Black Sea Conference (2006)



- NGOs structures and activities



- Community actions for awareness raising and environmental protection (including Small Grant Programme)



- Public information and awareness for environmental issues