Arctic Council Status on Implementation of the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic"

The Framework Plan applies to petroleum and maritime activities in the marine areas of the Arctic that entail a risk of oil pollution to the Arctic marine environment. In 2015, the Arctic Council Ministers approved the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleu...

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Main Author: Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)
Other Authors: Arctic Council Secretariat
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1938
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Summary:The Framework Plan applies to petroleum and maritime activities in the marine areas of the Arctic that entail a risk of oil pollution to the Arctic marine environment. In 2015, the Arctic Council Ministers approved the "Framework Plan for Cooperation on Prevention of Oil Pollution from Petroleum and Maritime Activities in the Marine Areas of the Arctic" (Framework Plan). The objective of the Framework Plan is to strengthen cooperation, including exchange of information, among the Participants in the field of prevention of marine oil pollution in order to pretect the Arctic marine environment.