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B — Plans for the Prevention, Reduction and Control of Agricultural Non-Point Sources of Pollution Protocol betreffende verontreiniging afkomstig van bronnen en activiteiten op het land bij het Verdrag inzake de bescherming en ontwikkeling van het mariene milieu in het Caraïbisch gebied, met bijlagen

Plans for the Prevention, Reduction and Control of Agricultural Non-Point Sources of Pollution

Each Contracting Party shall, no later than five years after this Annex enters into force for it, formulate policies, plans and legal mechanisms for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the Convention area from agricultural non-point sources of pollution that may adversely affect the Convention area. Programmes shall be identified in such policies, plans and legal mechanisms to mitigate pollution of the Convention area from agricultural non-point sources of pollution, in particular, if these sources contain nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), pesticides, sediments, pathogens, solid waste or other such pollutants that may adversely affect the Convention area. Plans shall include inter alia the following elements:

1. An evaluation and assessment of agricultural non-point sources of pollution that may adversely affect the Convention area, which may include:

a) an estimation of loadings that may adversely affect the Convention area;

b) an identification of associated environmental impacts and potential risks to human health;

c) the evaluation of the existing administrative framework to manage agricultural non-point sources of pollution;

d) an evaluation of existing best management practices and their effectiveness; and

e) the establishment of monitoring programmes.

2. Education, training and awareness programmes, which may include:

a) the establishment and implementation of programmes for the agricultural sector and the general public to raise awareness of agricultural non-point sources of pollution and their impacts on the marine environment, public health and the economy;

b) the establishment and implementation of programmes at all levels of education on the importance of the marine environment and the impact of pollution from agricultural activities;

c) the establishment and implementation of training programmes for government agencies and the agricultural sector on the implementation of best management practices, including the development of guidance materials for agricultural workers on structural and non-structural best management practices, to prevent, reduce and control agricultural non-point sources of pollution; and

d) the establishment of programmes to facilitate effective technology transfer and information exchange.

3. The development and promotion of economic and non-economic incentive programmes to increase the use of best management practices to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Convention area from agricultural non-point sources.

4. An assessment and evaluation of legislative and policy measures, including a review of the adequacy of plans, policies and legal mechanisms directed toward the management of agricultural non-point sources and the development of a plan to implement such modifications as may be necessary to achieve best management practices.

Regeling
Protocol betreffende verontreiniging afkomstig van bronnen en activiteiten op het land bij het Verdrag inzake de bescherming en ontwikkeling van het mariene milieu in het Caraïbisch gebied, met bijlagen
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
06-10-1999
BWB-id
BWBV0002980
Versie
1999-10-06_0

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