Tehran convention
Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea
The Tehran Convention serves as an overarching governance framework which lays down the general requirements and the institutional mechanism for environmental protection and sustainable development in the Caspian Sea region.
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Caspian Sea Region
Homepage and Caspian Sea region
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About the Tehran Convention
History and development of the Convention.
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Text of the Tehran Convention
Full text of the Convention.
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Projects
Projects supporting the Tehran Convention.
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Tehran Convention Protocols
Thematic Protocols developed under the Tehran Convention.
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Conference of the Parties and Meetings
Past and upcoming Tehran Convention meetings and Conferences of the Parties.
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Key Convention Documents
Other official documents under the Tehran Convention.
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Cooperation and Partnerships
Ongoing cooperation and partners in support of the Tehran Convention.
Featured news and stories
Developments on environmental protection in the Caspian Sea region.

Saving the Caspian Seal: Research collaboration of Kazakhstan and Norway
An endangered endemic species of the Caspian Sea - Pusa Caspica - is affected by the consequences of climate change, global warming, pollution, including oil spills, by-catch and illegal hunting. It was listed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in its Red List of Threatened Species in 2009.


Established by the five Caspian countries and serviced by the UN Environment Programme