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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 … in wild species and their products shipped individually to controlling international trade in commodities such as … Cross-cutting issues • 2010 Biodiversity Target • Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing • Traditional …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … 4. “Polluter Pays Principle” Application Examples 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources … “FPIC”) with respect to the use of their knowledge and the genetic resources on which they rely. In the words of article …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… BIODIVERSITY IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Document to Decision VIII/28 of the Convention on Biological … effort will be needed to achieve this target. The loss of genetic diversity, species and ecosystems is proceeding apace … due consideration to those who have traditionally had access to, and/or knowledge of those resources. • The likely …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… Environmental Agreement Negotiator’s Handbook principally to respond to the need for a practical reference tool to … me that it would have been very helpful to have had access to this handbook back in 1972. At that time we still … sharing of the benefi ts arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… Environmental Agreements, which was held from 21 November to 1 December 2016 in Joensuu, Finland. The special theme of … Course participants and a wider audience, who are able to access these publications through the internet.1 Since each … are seen in the 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Planet The health of people and the planet is central to the attainment of sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda … 2015a). Health is the outcome of many factors, including access to basic sanitation, clean water, good nutrition, a … have the potential to cause cancer, birth defects, induce genetic and natural resources originating from halfway across …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Multilateral Environmental Agreements - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … parties, as was the case with the 2002 Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing of the …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… THE ENVIRONMENT The main human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable … healthy and sustainable environment. 1. See Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- … activities, the use of their traditional know- ledge and genetic resources, or other activities in relation to their …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Regional Sea Agreements

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … and sustainable use of biological diversity but also access to genetic resources. Article 18 contains the main obligation of …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… AGREEMENTS General introduction on aspects relating to the effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements … Introduction-MEAs-Objectives • Ensuring biosafety and access and benefit sharing of genetic resources. • Regulating migratory species, and trade …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance