Results of Eu-Funded Project Will Help Prevent Pollution and Improve Coastal Management of The Black Sea
Call for Nutrient Reduction Best Practices Projects.
UP-GRADE BS-SCENE Project expands Black Sea cooperative network.
Training Programme: Transboundary Water Management in MENA Region
Dolphin Hotline
IMO agrees bunker revolution Two-tier plan to lower global cap to 3.5% in 2012 and 0.5% in 2020
EC argues that a pipeline may be preferable to maritime transport of oil in congested and environmentally sensitive areas, such as the Baltic Sea or the Bosphorus."
EMSA to launch CleanSeaNet
As so frequently said, illegal discharge not
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART AERIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WILL BETTER PROTECT CANADA MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Brussels MEPs work through a heavy maritime agenda
EU Ship Source Pollution Directive case - applicants file their submissions at the European Court of Justice
Green Ship Technology Asia Conference Hong Kong
EU Environment ministers adopt conclusions on shipments of waste and ship recycling and discuss the EUs Marine Strategy
The Black Sea CommissionChairman of the CommissionMs. Nino Tkhilava,
Head of Department of Integrated Environment Management, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Georgia The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (the Black Sea Commission or BSC) via its Permanent Secretariat is the intergovernmental body established in implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention), its Protocols and the Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea (latest version adopted in 2009) [more info]
see also: the Black Sea Commission calendar
Legend : [t] - tentative [c] - confirmed [p] - postponed BSC Event Other event Official Holiday |
| Date | Event | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-26 Apr | BLACK SEA REGION IN THE EU POLICIES, Burgas, Bulgaria, | confirmed | |
| 12-15 Apr | FP7 PEGASO Kick Off Meeting, Venice, Italy, | tentative | >> |
| 7-9 Apr | Black Sea MOU Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 6-6 Apr | NGO KASTOB Meeting on Friends of the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 2-2 Apr | EMODNET Meeting, Paris, France, | confirmed | |
| 24-27 Mar | Governance of the Mediterranean Sea: Meeting the Needs of the Future Today, Florence, Italy, | confirmed | >> |
| 22-22 Mar | GEF Portfolio Evaluation meeting , Ankara, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 16-16 Mar | Marine Board-ESF WG MPAs: KICK OFF MEETING, Brussels, | confirmed | |
| 8-8 Mar | Consultation for the Ministerial Meeting of 16th March 2010 in Brussels , Ankara, Turkey , | confirmed | |
| 22-27 Feb | ACCOBAMS Regional Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | >> |
| 15-16 Feb | RAMSAR Black Sea Initiative | tentative | >> |
| 11-11 Feb | EMSA Intersecretariat MeetingIstanbul, | tentative | |
| 9-9 Feb | DABLAS meeting, Brussels, Belgium, | tentative | |
| 19-21 Jan | 22nd Regular BSC Meeting (2 days), Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 15-15 Jan | Meeting with TUBITAK and UMA for MONINFO/RDIP, Gebze, Kocaeli, | tentative | |
| 11-13 Jan | Sixth Meeting of ACCOBAMS Scientific CommitteCasablanca, Morocco, | confirmed | >> |
| 7-8 Jan | PEGASO (EC-FP7) Meeting | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Dec | Christmas Day (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine) | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Dec | The 12th ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, Vienna, Austria, | tentative | >> |
| 7-7 Dec | FP/7 KnowSeas Advisory Group Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, | tentative | >> |
| 7-8 Dec | Euro Argo - Black Sea Meeting Varna, | confirmed | >> |
| 1-3 Dec | 4th International Conference “Earth from Space – The Most Effective Solutions, Moscow, Russia, | confirmed | >> |
| 26-30 Nov | Kurban Bayram Holiday, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 23-24 Nov | ICZM AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | |
| 23-27 Nov | EMODNET 2nd Meeting, Oostende or Copenhagen, | tentative | >> |
| 18-20 Nov | FOMLR AG meeting and Rapana Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 17-17 Nov | DABLAS Task Force Meeting , Brussels, Belgium, | tentative | >> |
| 12-13 Nov | The 6th Regional SAR Conference, Batumi, Georgia, | confirmed | >> |
| 10-14 Nov | THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, Sochi, Russia, | confirmed | >> |
| 5-6 Nov | ESAS AG Meeting,Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 2-4 Nov | 2nd Workshop of Upgrade Black Sea SCENE, Bucharest, Romania, | confirmed | >> |
| 30-31 Oct | Black Sea Action Day, Samsun, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Oct | ECBSea wrap-up conference , Ä°stanbul, Turkey, | tentative | >> |
| 28-29 Oct | Republic Day Holiday | confirmed | |
| 28-28 Oct | 4th CTG meeting , Lisbon, Portuqal, | tentative | >> |
| 22-23 Oct | Protected Areas of the Crimea. Theory, Practice and Future of Nature Conservation in the Region of the Black Sea Basin,Simferopol, Ukraine, | confirmed | >> |
| 15-16 Oct | LBS AG Meeting Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 14-16 Oct | Envirogrids First Work Package Leaders meeting , Prag, | confirmed | |
| 5-8 Oct | 11th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas , Bangkok, Thailand, | confirmed | >> |
| 30-30 Sep | MyOcean CUG Meeting , Athens, Greece, | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Sep | CBD AG Meeting , Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Sep | PMA AG Meeting , Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 23-25 Sep | Eleventh Meeting of the Response Group (HELCOM RESPONSE 11/2009), Stockholm, Sweden, | tentative | >> |
| 19-22 Sep | Ramazan Bayram Holiday , Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | |
| 16-17 Sep | The Value of our Marine Environment (as an official event of the Swedish EU Presidency of the European Council), Stockholm, Sweden , | confirmed | >> |
| 15-16 Sep | ODIN BlackSea Steering Group Meeting, Oostende, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-10 Sep | Meeting of Government-designated experts on Shared Environmental Information and Monitoring System (SEIMS) , Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, | confirmed | |
| 6-13 Sep | Partnerships For Sustainable Development Seminar | confirmed | >> |
| 30-30 Aug | Victory Day Holiday , Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | |
| 26-27 Aug | RODELTA 2009 Regional Excercise, Constanza, Romania, | confirmed | |
| 9-10 Jul | 11th IOC/UNESCO-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Paris, France, | confirmed | |
| 7-9 Jul | Black Sea Port State Control Committee (PSCC10) Meeting , Novorossiysk, Russia, | tentative | >> |
| 2-3 Jul | WORKSHOP ON THE KEY PRINCIPLES FOR MSP and Joint meeting between the European Regional Seas , Azores, Portuqal, | tentative | |
| 29-30 Jun | 2nd ICPDR Stakeholder Forum on the draft Danube River Basin Management Plan , Bratislava, Slovakia, | confirmed | >> |
| 22-24 Jun | UNEP-MAP Mediterranean CLimate Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, | tentative | >> |
| 15-19 Jun | 9th INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC GEO-CONFERENCE & EXPO , Albena, Varna, Bulgaria, | confirmed | >> |
| 4-4 Jun | EMODNET kick-off meeting, Brussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 3-6 Jun | CIESM International Workshop, Trabzon, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 3-8 Jun | ACCOBAMS RAC/SPA Focal Points Meeting , Istanbul, | confirmed | >> |
| 1-3 Jun | International Conference on Biodiversity Informatics, London, | confirmed | >> |
| 27-28 May | 2nd RODELTA planning Meeting , Ä°zmir, Turkey, | tentative | |
| 27-28 May | CASPINFO Meeting , Baku, Azerbaijan, | confirmed | >> |
| 25-26 May | GEF Second National Dialogue , Ankara, Turkey, | tentative | |
| 14-15 May | 7th ICPDR Standing Working Group Meeting, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, | confirmed | >> |
| 12-14 May | Interspill 2009, Marseille, France, | confirmed | >> |
| 11-15 May | World Ocean Conference 2009 (WOC’09), Manado, Indonesia, | confirmed | >> |
| 27-30 Apr | ENVIROGRIDS FP7 Project Kick-off Meeting , Geneva, Switzerland, | tentative | >> |
| 26-28 Apr | Conference on EU biodiversity Policy Beyond 2010, Athens, Greece, | confirmed | >> |
| 24-24 Apr | Environmental Collaboration in the Black Sea - The EuropeAID Project 3rd SC Meeting , Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | >> |
| 23-23 Apr | National Sovereignty and Children Day | confirmed | |
| 23-24 Apr | Workshop on Key Principles for Maritime Spatial Planning- Ispra, Italy, JRC, | confirmed | |
| 15-17 Apr | Ministerial Meeting/Diplomatic Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, | confirmed | >> |
| 6-8 Apr | Black Sea Scene Project Kick off meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 26-26 Mar | HERMES Deep Sea Workshop, Brussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 17-17 Mar | International Conference on "Cooperation on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development in the Black Sea and Caspian" within the framework of Fifth World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 16-22 Mar | World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 16-16 Mar | PROMOTE Project Workshop, Nice, France, ACRI-SACRI-ST, Sophia-Antipolis FR, | confirmed | |
| 12-13 Mar | Conference on water and climate change adaptation , Brussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-14 Mar | OPRC Level 3 workshop, Romania, | tentative | >> |
| 2-4 Mar | 23rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 26-26 Feb | KICK-OFF CONFERENCE ON MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNINGBrussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 26-27 Feb | NGO Platform with regard to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution and the Regional Ministerial Conference, Kiev, Ukraine, | confirmed | >> |
| 20-20 Feb | Expert Workshop for the Black Sea Box education kit, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-10 Feb | 20th Regular BSC Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 29-29 Jan | BLACK SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING : ON THE AGENDA FOR EU POLICY MAKERS, Brussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 26-26 Jan | 5th Inter-Secretariat Meeting , Lisbon, Portuqal, | confirmed | >> |
| 25-30 Jan | ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Nice, France, | confirmed | >> |
| 23-23 Jan | TUBITAK - Bonus Regional Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | tentative | >> |
| 19-21 Jan | CaspInfo FP7 Project Kick off Meeting, Baku, Azerbaijan, | tentative | >> |
| 15-16 Jan | Expert Meeting for HQ and Priviliges & Immunities Agreements , BSC Premises, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 12-13 Jan | TUBITAK - Bonus Preparatory Meeting, Ankara, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 15-17 Dec | IMO Workshop on London Convention, Baku, Azerbaijan, | confirmed | >> |
| 15-16 Dec | Mnemiopsis Database Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 10-11 Dec | ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, Vienna, Austria, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-11 Dec | 2012 marine targets: European marine strategy and issues in the High seas, Brest, France, | confirmed | >> |
| 8-11 Dec | Kurban Bayram Holiday, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 5-5 Dec | GEF/UNDP Nutrient Reduction Kick-off/Steering Committee Meeting | confirmed | >> |
| 3-3 Dec | EGEMP Meeting, Lisbon, Portuqal, | confirmed | >> |
| 1-1 Dec | EuropeAid Project Workshop on MPAs | tentative | |
| 27-28 Nov | LBS AG, Istanbul, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 26-27 Nov | BSC Commission Meeting (postponed to 9-10 Feb 2009), Istanbul -TURKEY, | postponed | |
| 25-27 Nov | 10th Global Meeting of the regional Seas , Guayaquil, Ecuador, | confirmed | |
| 17-21 Nov | SESAME General Assembly and Advisory Board Meeting, Palma de Majorca, Spain, | confirmed | >> |
| 17-17 Nov | The Europe AID Project: Environmental Collaboration for the Black Sea (ECBSea), Brussels, Belgium, | confirmed | >> |
| 13-14 Nov | FOMLR Meeting,Istanbul-TURKEY, | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Nov | EMSA Ballast Water Management Workshop , Lisbon, Portuqal, | confirmed | >> |
| 10-12 Nov | Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, Tehran, Iran, | confirmed | >> |
| 6-7 Nov | ESAS Advisory Meeting, Istanbul-TURKEY, | confirmed | |
| 31-31 Oct | Meeting of Contracting Parties (postponed tentatively to 8-9 April 2009) | postponed | |
| 29-29 Oct | Republic Day Holiday, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 28-30 Oct | Black Sea Action Day - 2008 (NGO Conference postponed to January 2009), Kiev, Ukraine, | tentative | >> |
| 28-29 Oct | DABLAS Meeting, Kiev, Ukraine, | confirmed | >> |
| 23-24 Oct | ASCABOS Meeting, Istanbul-TURKEY, | confirmed | >> |
| 22-24 Oct | LBS Advisory Group Meeting (postponed to 27th Nov) , Istanbul-TURKEY, | postponed | >> |
| 14-18 Oct | Second International ICM Conference and BSC AG ICZM Meeting, Akyaka, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 13-14 Oct | Black Sea SAR Conference, Ankara, Turkey, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-9 Oct | PMA Advisory Meeting, Sofia-Bulgaria, | confirmed | |
| 7-8 Oct | 19th Extraordinary Meeting of the Black Sea Commission, Sofia, Bulgaria, Park Hotel, Sofia, | confirmed | >> |
| 6-9 Oct | BS HOT, Sofia, Bulgaria, Park-Hotel Moskva, | confirmed | >> |
| 2-3 Oct | Maritime Safety & Maritime SAR Black Sea Conference 2008Varna-Bulgaria, | confirmed | >> |
| 1-2 Oct | Ramazan Bayram HolidayTurkey, | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Sep | Ramazan Bayram HolidayTurkey, | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Sep | BONUS ERANET MeetingVarna, Bulgaria, St. Constantine and Elena complex, | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Sep | European Seas Environmental Cooperation - ESEC , Brussels-Belgium, | confirmed | |
| 18-19 Sep | Fomlr Advisory Group Meeting, Istanbul-TURKEY (Postponed), | postponed | |
| 16-17 Sep | CTG Meeting-3rd Meeting of the Consultative Technical Group for Pollution Preparedness and Response-EMSA, Lisbon/Portugal, | confirmed | |
| 15-16 Sep | Expert Meeting on finalization of Ministerial Meeting DocumentsKiev, Ukraine, | confirmed | |
| 4-5 Sep | CBD Advisory Group Meeting , Odesa, Ukraine, | confirmed | |
| 30-30 Aug | Victory Day, Turkey, | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Jul | EuropeAid Project Workshop on MPAs, , | tentative | |
| 24-26 Jun | OSCE Env meetingOdessa, Ukraine, , | confirmed | |
| 16-17 Jun | CEMTPP Marine Transport MeetingIstanbul/TURKEY, , | confirmed | |
| 15-24 Jun | Seminar Series: Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Sustainable Public Policies and Business Practices for Black Sea Countries, Istanbul, | confirmed | >> |
| 15-24 Jun | Seminar Series:Partnerships for Sustainable DevelopmentIstanbul/TURKEY, , | confirmed | |
| 12-15 Jun | 4th International Conference on the Ecological Protection of the Planet Earth , KTU/Trabzon, | confirmed | |
| 10-10 Jun | UN-DALOS 9th Meeting, , | tentative | |
| 4-6 Jun | Maritime Satellite Surveillance ForumIspra, Italy, Gavirate, | confirmed | |
| 19-19 May | Youth FestivalTurkey, , | confirmed | |
| 19-20 May | OSCE Meeting on Maritime Transport and EnvironmentPrag/Czech Republic, , | confirmed | |
| 19-20 May | Towards a Harmonised Approach in Dispersants usage in the EULisbon/Portugal, , | confirmed | |
| 19-21 May | ESPOO Convention Ministerial MeetingBucharest, Romania, , | confirmed | |
| 15-18 May | B.E.N.A ConferenceConstanta, Romania, , | confirmed | |
| 15-17 May | 2008 Workshop on Surveying the ACCOBAMS AreaMonaco, , | confirmed | |
| 14-14 May | Revised SAP2008 finalizationIstanbul, Maslak, | confirmed | |
| 12-13 May | LBSA MeetingIstanbul, Maslsak. Ministry of Environment and Forestry, | confirmed | >> |
| 23-23 Apr | Children FestivalTurkey, , | confirmed | |
| 17-19 Apr | 1st International Artificial Reef Workshop ?‡anakkale, Turkey , , | confirmed | |
| 16-18 Apr | Black Sea SCENE Project MeetingOdessa, Ukraine, , | confirmed | |
| 14-15 Apr | EuropeAid Workshop on MPAs jointly with BSC CBD AGOdessa, Ukraine, , | confirmed | |
| 14-14 Mar | 4th Inter-Secretariat EMSA, Regional Agreements, DG Env. MeetingHelsinki, Finland, HELCOM Headquarters, | confirmed | |
| 14-15 Feb | BSERP Final SeminarIstanbul, Turkey, Swiss Hotel, | confirmed | |
| 12-13 Feb | 18th Extraordinary Commissioners MeetingIstanbul, Turkey, Swiss Hotel, | confirmed | |
| 7-8 Feb | World Water Forum Preparation MeetingIstanbul, Libadiye, | confirmed | |
| 5-7 Feb | Pilot IMO model course on HNS marine pollution Lisbon, Portuqal, EMSA, | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Jan | 16th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum - Maritime and inland waterways co-operation in the OSCE area: Increasing security and protecting the environmentVienna, Austria, OSCE Headquarters, | confirmed | |
| 25-30 Jan | ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2009Nice, France, | confirmed | >> |
| 9-10 Jan | SAFE project ConferenceIstanbul, Turkey, Grand Cevair Hotel, | confirmed | |
| 7-7 Jan | Christmas (Orthodox calendar, Russia, Ukraine, etc.), , | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Dec | Christmas, , | confirmed | |
| 20-24 Dec | Kurban Bayram Holidays, , | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Jan | none, , | confirmed |
This year the celebrations were held in Samsun, Turkey, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey and the patronage of the Minister of Environment and Forestry, His Excellency Prof Dr Veysel Eroglu. [more info ...]Happy Black Sea Day!
Conglatulatory letter by The Minister of Environment and Water, Bulgaria, Her Excellency Ms. Nona Karajova
