Accredited Non-Governmental Organizations
The Meeting of States Parties and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body collaborate with accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having activities related to the scope of the Convention.
The cooperation is crucial as NGOs are working directly in the field and with national authorities worldwide. They have invaluable insights into current issues and practices in underwater archaeology, and can directly facilitate the development of underwater archaeology on a national, regional and international level. NGOs are also instrumental in actively disseminating the ethical principles and guidelines of the 2001 Convention.
The Meeting of States Parties has accredited the following NGOs:
- Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA)
- Association pour le développement de la recherche en archéologie maritime (ADRAMAR)
- Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA)
- Arkaeos
- Centre for International Heritage Activities (CIE)
- German Society for the Promotion of Underwater Archaeology (DEGUWA)
- Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA)
- Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee (JNAPC)
- Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS)
- Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA)
- Maritime Archaeology Trust (MAT)
- Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST)
- Groupe de Recherche en Archéologie Navale (GRAN)
- Confédération mondiale des activités subaquatiques (CMAS)