- Expert(s)
- Dominic Pattinson
- Website
- City
- London, United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of member
- Inter-governmental
- Sea basin regions
- Atlantic Ocean (including North Sea)
- Topics
- Climate and the oceanHealthy and clean ocean
- Environmental domains
- Marine/Ocean
- Main activities
- Conservation
The OSPAR Convention is the legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic (NEA). The activities and work under the Convention are managed by the OSPAR Commission, which is composed of fifteen Governments and the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union. The OSPAR Commission is a Regional Seas Convention that aims to cooperate towards the protection of the NEA marine environment and the sustainable use of its resources.