Mediterranean Nations Sign Antipollution Pact
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Pollution, Toxic Waste
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, African History, Spanish/Portuguese History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Geneva
- Date: 1980
Article abstract: Acting under U.N. auspices, Mediterranean nations agreed to cooperate to curb pollution.
Summary of Event
When more than fifteen Mediterranean nations signed a Mediterranean pollution control agreement with U.N. Environment Program sponsorship in 1980, a new emphasis was given to serious pollution problems that had been identified four years earlier. In fact, in 1975 the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) had been the recipient of more than $7 million committed by the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) to aid Mediterranean seacoast countries...
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