25th ANNIVERSARY OF ACCOBAMS  

The Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS) is an intergovernmental Agreement which to date comprises 24 countries Parties from the Atlantic entrance of the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. It is a legal conservation tool for biodiversity based on cooperation. Its purpose is to reduce threats to cetaceans notably by improving current knowledge on these animals. Taking into account the migratory nature of these species, ACCOBAMS was concluded under the auspices of the Bonn Convention (UNEP / CMS). ACCOBAMS was signed in Monaco on November 24, 1996 and entered into force on June 1, 2001. In 2021, ACCOBAMS completes 25 years of work and joint efforts towards the protection of cetaceans.

• Design: © ACCOBAMS
• Layout: Créaphil
• Printing process: Heliogravure / embossing / iridescent film
• Size of the stamp: 52 x 31,77 mm horizontal
• Quantity of issue: 35 000 stamps
• Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations