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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… additional copies CBD CO NVENTIO N O N BIO LO GICAL DIVERSITY Distr. GENERAL UNEP/CBD/COP/5/INF/28 10 May 2000 … Sahelo-Saharan desertic and semi-desertic habitats, the genetic purity of the Bactrian camel, the socio-economic uses … blocks - they are tangible manifestations of species and genetic diversity that contribute to and rely on ecosystems. …
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Institutional Arrangements

… Course to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Book: Book - Unit … particular the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in achieving the objectives of the Treaty; f) … and organize joint workshops. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was the forum …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Secretariat of the Convention on … Adopted in 1998, entered into force in 2001. ABS Access to genetic resources and benefit sharing. Acronym used to refer to access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… relevant provisions, are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant …
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Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Protocol on Biosafety Nagoya Protocol on ABS plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: benefit-sharing … benefit-sharing CBD Art. 2: Definitions • "Biological diversity" means the variability among living organisms from … and of ecosystems. • "Biological resources" includes genetic resources, organisms or parts thereof, populations, …
17 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… environmental agreements (Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on International Trade in Endangered … and Natural Heritage, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and International … and Natural Heritage, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… conventions), and the Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. United Nations … Building under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Background Study … Glowka et al. (IUCN 1994). • Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits …
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Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … laid down in article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). Accordingly, biodiversity does not just … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural … biological diversity is considered. This includes species, genetic and ecosystem diversity. 5. Tracing the evolution of … equitable sharing of bene fits deriving from the use of genetic resources between those husbanding these resources, …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… Major global conventions 48 5.1.1 Convention on Biological Diversity 48 5.1.2 Convention Concerning the Protection of … the term ‘nature’ always refers to biodiversity at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels, and also often refers … In this context, nature always refers to biodiversity, at genetic, species and ecosystem level, and often also refers …
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