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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… svizra Swiss Confederation Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG … 4 In South Korea, for example, 74 percent of the most common crop varieties in 1985 had been replaced by 1993, and … accepted principle that plant genetic resources were “a heritage of mankind and consequently should be avail- able …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … Table of contents 1. Cooperation, and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities Duty to cooperate … and local communities Prior informed consent 6. Common Heritage and Common Concern of Humankind 7. Good Governance …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – 2 Overview of the Lesson Farmers' Rights refer to rights arising from … Resources for Food and Agriculture – 6 1.4. Towards a common understanding of the concept of Farmers’ Rights … discussions on such issues as Farmers’ Rights, the common heritage of mankind, international funding and, to some …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… Switzerland. © Copyright: 1993 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. … would be an interesting task for ecology-oriented cultural heritage historians to study the possible cause and effect … Each Species is given two Latin names, the first generic, common to the Genus in which it is placed, the second …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… Negotiator’s Handbook ii June 2007 Version 2.0 University of Joensuu – UNEP Course Series 5 Publisher University of … we have created may be complex, but there are simple common threads that hold them together. In conclusion, I … Handbook Version 2.0 June 2007 xix 4.3.5. Common heritage
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … provides that aquatic ecosystems are part of the national heritage and identifies five types of protected ecosystems … added [4] UN, 2014 6.1. Voluntary or Mandatory? One of the common conditions to all PES as identified in literature is …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions … of the Convention text. For this reason, the increasingly common use of the short form of the treaty’s title, the … wetlands have special attributes as part of the cultural heritage of humanity – they are related to religious and …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the CMS Family - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … species of wild animals are part of the world’s natural heritage. They form a significant portion of its biodiversity … desertification and climate change. As a result, many once common migratory species are becoming increasingly rare. …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… and its instruMents Imprint Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of … species of wild animals are part of the world’s natural heritage. They form a significant portion of its biodiversity … desertification and climate change. As a result, many once common migratory species are becoming increasingly rare. …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… University of Eastern Finland – UNEP Course Series 16 2 0 1 6 … the contracting Parties; application of the principle of common but dif- ferentiated responsibility; and the … the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Paris, 16 November 1972, in force 17 December 1975, …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance