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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Water

Framework under international law: Part XI of the Convention

Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in conjunction with the 1994 Implementing Agreement provides the international legal guidelines for deep-sea mining. UNCLOS defines the "Area" to be the Common Heritage of Mankind. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

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