The report was published seven years after the 1992 signing in Bucharest of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, in which the six coastal countries affirmed their commitment to environmental protection and sustainable management of the sea.
Izveštaj je objavljen sedam godina posle potpisivanja Konvencije o zaštiti Crnog mora od zagađenja u Bukureštu 1992, kada se šest obalnih zemalja obavezalo da štiti životnu sredinu i upravlja morem na održiv način.