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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… (the study of metabolites – the substances produced by chemical reactions in the cells of organisms), … pre-screening for interesting biotechnology traits or chemical structures for crop protection – from 20,000 to … or the United States. Genome mining. A diverse range of chemical and biological material has become available from …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… mercury, which is harmful to human beings. In addition to chemical substances, items like fishing lines, metal rings, … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… mercury, which is harmful to human beings. In addition to chemical substances, items like fishing lines, metal rings, … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… mercury, which is harmful to human beings. In addition to chemical substances, items like fishing lines, metal rings, … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… related to specific issues such as biological diversity, chemical pollution, climate change or wetlands protections. … showing that long-range environmental transport of the chemical, with the potential for transfer to a receiving … properties and/or model results that demonstrate that the chemical has a potential for long-range environmental …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and availability of domestic produce with minimal chemical residue. In a commitment to maintain the medfly area … on strategies, tactics and technologies that employ non-chemical practices to minimize pesticide use and reduce … of crop production through 2020. This change would take chemical use to the level it was at the turn of the 21st …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

… socio-economic ones. Activities can range from addressing chemical wastes and coastal development, to preparing for oil …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introductory Course to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity