Amended Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
Short title: Amended Convention
Year adopted: Nairobi 31 March 2010
Year entered into force:
Parties: Comoros, France, Kenya, Republic of Mauritius, Mozambique, Republic of Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Depository state: Government of the Republic of Kenya
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, 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 |
16 May 2003 |
Depository state: Secretariat for the Nairobi 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, 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://www.unep.org/NairobiConvention/The_Convention/Protocols/Protocol_Protected_Areas.asp.
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, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and South Africa
Link to text:
http://www.unep.org/NairobiConvention/The_Convention/Protocols/Protocol_Cooperation_Marine_Pollution.asp
Protocol for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
Year adopted: Nairobi, 31 March 2010
Year entered into force:
Parties: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Mauritius, Mozambique, Republic of Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Republic of South Africa.
Link to text:
http://www.unep.org/NairobiConvention/The_Convention/Protocols/Protocol_Land_Based_Sources_and_Activities.asp
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