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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… through their financial support: the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), through Danish Cooperation for … to specific aspects of its imple- mentation. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (adopted 1951, amended … The IPPC is an international treaty for co- operation in plant protection, which aims to “to secure common and …
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Acting Now!

… ban Country with mercury export ban Estimates based on plant capacity Sources: World Chlorine Council report, 2012 … / Agentina / Uruguay Lead: United States Environmental Protection Agency Objective: Reduce global mercury releases … quality product An open mercury-cell at a chlor-alkali plant. Source: Mercury Time to Act, UNEP 2013 Centre for …
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Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… bio-fuels. First generation production from plant material that is also suitable for human or animal … or grassy weeds, exotic species and plants modified by plant breeding or genetic manipulation1 have invasive … risk instruments are used conventionally in environmental protection. Weed insurance is non-existent; and weed risk …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… Institute for the Defence of the Competi- tion and the Protection of the Intellectual Property of Peru MAT Mutually … a key role in the selection, improvement and adaptation of plant varieties often managing a very diverse range of … than 600 varieties of beans, and Peruvian Aguaruna women, plant more than 60 varieties of manioc.6 In many regions, …
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The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… and commodities is a key component of environmental protection and, in many some cases, national security. … transmitted (including technical description of disposal plant) to the exporter or generator from the disposer of the … on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, the International Plant Protection Convention and the Organisation …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… to, inter alia, contract, property, civil rights, consumer protection, or financial regulation. d) International … a wide range of habitats and large numbers of animal and plant species. Conservation International (CI) recognizes … genetic material, • Ensure the sustainable utilisation of plant and animal species and biological systems, especially …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… • Different ecosystems and associated services can provide protection and reduce damages from hazards • Protection and … provide. An ecosystem is defined as a “dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their … using field experiments that diverse grassland plant communities were more resistant to climate extremes, …
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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… Seamounts as ecosystems 8 2.4 Threats to seamounts 9 2.5 Protection of seamounts 10 3 Raising the Floor: Legal Issues … generally recognized only two kingdoms of life (animal and plant). When the final text of the UN Con- vention on the Law … the only region in the world in which there is an entire plant phylum. It has the high- est recorded species diversity …
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Document - ABS information kit

… used Image copyright: Philip Lange/Shutterstock: Scorpiosa plant Access and benefit-sharing What is access and … for humanity. Genetic material: Means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing … genes, or small molecules. These can be used in crop protection, drug development, the production of specialized …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… (MEAs) which are completely dedicated to environmental protection. These MEAs, many of which were negotiated under … agreement. Three appendices list animal and plant species in different categories of endangerment, … contact@iacseaturtle.org 9) International Plant Protection Convention Other Names IPPC The Convention  …
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