These CMS Family Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment for Marine Noise-generating Activities have been developed to present the Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practice (BEP), as called for in CMS Resolutions 9.19, 10.24 and 10.15, ACCOBAMS Resolution 5.15 and ASCO
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- (-) Convention on Migratory Species (2)
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (8)
- Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable development (4)
- World Bank Group (2)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (1)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (1)
- Samoa Tourism Authority (1)
- SPTO (1)
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Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under CMS such as whales and dolphins (and their prey). Such impacts can result in adverse changes to entire marine ecosystems.