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UNCLOS
A. PART XII Protection and Preservation of the Marine
Environment
1. Article 192. General obligation- States have the
obligation to PROTECT and PRESERVE the marine
environment.
2. Article 193. Sovereign right of States to exploit their
natural resources- States have the sovereign right to
exploit their natural resources pursuant to their
environmental policies and in accordance with their
duty to protect and preserve the marine environment.
3. States shall take, individually or jointly as
appropriate, all measures consistent with this
Convention that are necessary to prevent, reduce and
control pollution of the marine environment from any
source
4. Article 195. Duty not to transfer damage or hazardsor
transform one type of pollution into another- requires
nations to prevent, reduce and control pollution in the
marine environment prohibits nations from transferring
pollution to another nation, either directly or indirectly,
or from turning one type of pollution into another
5. Global and regional cooperation States must
participate in regional agreements related to the
environment
6. Prevent, reduce and control marine environment from
pollution from land based sources, or those arising
from seabed activities subject to their jurisdiction,
dumping (dumping within the territorial sea and the
exclusive economic zone or onto the continental shelf
shall not be carried out without the express prior
approval of the coastal State)
7. Pollution from vessels regulate laws regarding
pollution from vessels