Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
Short title: Nairobi Convention
Year adopted: Nairobi, 21 June 1985
Year entered into force: 30 th May 1996
Contracting Parties: Comoros, France (La Reunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and South Africa.
Ratified by all states:
| Country |
Date of Ratification |
| Comoros |
26 September 1994 |
| France (La Reunion) |
18 August 1989 |
| Kenya |
11 September 1990 |
| Madagascar |
26 June 1990 |
| Mozambique |
4 March 1999 |
| Mauritius |
03 July 2000 |
| South Africa |
16 May 2003 |
| Seychelles |
20 June 1990 |
| Somalia |
1 March 1988 |
| Tanzania |
1 March 1996 |
| South Africa |
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Depository state: Joint Secretariat for the Nairobi and Abidjan Convention, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP HQ, Nairobi, Kenya
 Full Text of the Convention (pdf 49KB)
East African Action Plan
Year adopted: Mahé, Seychelles, 27-30 September 1982
Entered into Force: 1996
Participating Countries: Comoros, France (La Reunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and South Africa (joined in 2003)
Main Objectives:
- To promote the sustainable development and sound management of regional marine and coastal resources by:
- Enhancing consultations and technical co-operation among the States of the region;
- Emphasising the economic and social importance of the resources of the marine and coastal environment;
- Establishing a regional network of co-operation on concrete subjects/projects of mutual interest for the whole region;
Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: Nairobi, 21 June 1985
Year entered into force: 30 May 1996
Parties: Comoros, France (La Reunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and South Africa
Link to text: http://eelink.net/~asilwildlife/EastAfrPro.html .
Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Marine Pollution in Cases of Emergency in the Eastern African Region
Year adopted: 1985
Year entered into force: 30 May 1996
Parties: Comoros, France (La Reunion), Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and South Africa |
