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Pacific Maritime Association

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) negotiates and administer maritime labour agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Members consist of American flag operators, foreign flag operators, and stevedore and terminal companies that operate in California, Oregon, and Washington ports. The Association's website provides a Resource Library and information for ILWU Longshore Employees. It also has dispatch summaries, press releases and safety bulletins.

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Website provided by the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, based in Geneva. The text of the Convention is provided in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish and there is information about ratification and national implementation. Information is given about the ongoing work of the Convention's governing body (the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention) and subsidiary bodies such as the POPS Review Committee.

Aarhus Convention

This page of the European Commission's Environment website is devoted to the Aarhus Convention of 1998, relating to the public right to information about official environmental policy. As well as the text of the Convention, the page provides an overview of the issues involved, EU implementing legislation, studies, details of conferences, news and guidance from the European Commission about access to information, consultation processes and access to justice. Users will also find a useful section covering concise summaries of European environmental policy and regulations.

European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law

The European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) is an informal network of environmental authorities from the EU Member States and candidate countries, plus Norway. Set up in 1992, IMPEL aims to promote more effective application of legislation on the environment, particularly EU legislation. The site includes information about IMPEL's membership and activities and has a library of reports, presentations and other publications.

International Seabed Authority

ISA was formed in 1994 and is an "autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The principal function of the Authority is to regulate deep seabed mining.

Environmental Justice Foundation

The Environmental Justice Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to training and supporting local communities and organisations in the developing world, helping them to bring environmental injustice to national and international attention. The foundation is an independent non-profit organisation based in the UK, with no political affiliations. The site contains reports, articles and training manuals, films and news updates.

Avalon Project: the United Nations Documents

A set of documents concerning the foundation of the United Nations and its several divisions, provided online by the Avalon Project at Yale Law School. Includes the UN Charter and other charters and statutes relating to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; the International Courts of Justice; the World Health Organisation; the International Refugee Organisation, the World Meteorological Organisation; and the International Maritime Convention Organisation.

Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd

Andrew Moore & Associates Ltd is a global company providing marine consultancy and survey services. The services offered include the preparation of marine litigation and arbitration proceedings, pollution assessment and control, hull and machinery inspections and evaluations, risk analysis of cargoes, and safety operations including towage approval. Its website gives an overview of company's services and has a collection of articles and news items.
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