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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 83 A n Explanatory G uide to the N agoya P … rotocol on A ccess and B enefit-sharing IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee … ILCs have codi!ed their customary laws and may have gained constitutional recognition of such. The concept of community …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… of the United Nations and the principles of international law. The CBD was the first legally binding inter- national … heritage of mankind’ is a principle of international law which holds that defined territorial areas and elements … of the United Nations and the principles of international law. To learn more about state sovereignty over PGRFA refer …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN Environmental Law Centre Ruth Mackenzie, Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, … Kummer and Richard Tapper IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 46IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 46 IUCN – The World Conservation Union Founded …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… selection of examples:6 Syria: In 2009 Syria passed a law (Law No. 20) on PGRFA that includes provisions on access, … and Farmers’ Rights. Among the main objectives of the law are the protec- tion and preservation of PGRFA for …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… in other international arrangements and in national law. Over the years following its adoption, there have been … at Morges and now at Gland. It also has an Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany, and it has launched a World … will be given. In the United States, the Environmental Law Institute published “Our National Wetland Heritage” in …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Text of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

… b) All available passport data and, subject to applicable law, any other associated available non-confidential … in Article 6.7 will apply. ARTICLE 7 — APPLICABLE LAW The applicable law shall be General Principles of Law, including the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… India Initiative UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Cultural Organization UN-STAT United Nations … and ecology such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Convention on Biological … 17 June 1985 17 July 1985 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982) 29 June 1995 29 July 1995 …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… farm-saved seed/propagating material, subject to national law and as appropriate. In addition to farmers, the wording … for Food and Agriculture. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57. Pp. 66-78 3 For example, see information … for Food and Agriculture. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57. Pp. 66-78 6 Z. Aksoy, 2016. Global …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… to the development of international environmental law and has created the essential framework for controlling … of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources … of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Handbook of The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

… of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources … of Parties to adopt, in accordance with international law, domestic measures additional to those referred to in … render its decisions in accordance with international law, as well as the provisions of this Convention and any …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere