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Black Sea Environmental Issues before 2022

Map of the Black Sea showing environmental problems from the 2000s to the end of 2021. The map covers the Black Sea itself and the coastal zone. The following map elements are shown:

• Inflows of polluted water
• Hotspots of shipping accidents with environmental impact
• Marine litter
• Coastal water quality
• Coastal facilities and infrastructure (ports, naval bases, and terminals)
• Coastal military sites

The following serve as background information:

• Nature reserves
• Protected wetlands
• Bird sanctuaries
• Gas pipelines in the Black Sea
• Diagram of fishery
• Cartogram of institutional affiliations

• Geographic coverage Black Sea
• Type of visual artwork Map
• Year of publication 2025
• Media type Image/webp
• Temporal coverage Approx. 2000–2021
• Size 11954 × 6048 px
• Language English
• Creator Matthias Beilstein
• Source(s) National Atlas of Ukraine; Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution; Flanders Marine Institute; Entsog; Mapstand; Protected Planet; RAMSAR; Secrets of the Black Sea, B. Aleksandrov; BirdLife International; European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet; World Port Index, Maritime Safety Office; OpenStreetMap; Encyclopædia Britannica
• Contributor Zoï Environment Network
• Funder UN Environment Programme
• Link
  Brochure on UNEP
  https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/handle/20.500.11822/47647
  Brochure on Zoï Environment Network
  https://zoinet.org/product/green-recovery-black-sea/
• Credit Map by Matthias Beilstein / Zoï Environment Network
• Copyright notice 2025. Matthias Beilstein / Zoï Environment Network. All rights reserved.
• Download Map_black_sea_environmental_issues_before_2022.webp
• URL https://beilstein.art/media/images/map_black_sea_environmental_issues_before_2022.webp
• NFT
  Blockchain: Ethereum
  Marketplace: Foundation.app
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