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Annotated Example of a CMS COP Resolution

… Reference to another International body’s decision Typical preamble words: recognizing, noting, concerned at, aware of, acknowledging Preamble – sets out the background to the issue – the …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… system which must be conserved for the good of mankind.” Preamble of text of the Convention on the Conservation of … of which such species spend any part of their life cycle” Preamble of the CMS What is Migration? Migration is a natural …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies

… and scope The objective of 1966 ICCAT, as stated in the Preamble, is to maintain the populations of tunas and … maximum sustainable catch, or yield for food and other The Preamble and article IV of 1966 ICCAT stipulate that the …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Sea Agreements

… Convention of 1974. The OSPAR Convention consists of a Preamble, 34 Articles, five Annexes and three Appendices. … the marine environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. The Preamble to the Cartagena Convention identifies “the …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… on Sustainable Development 3 Preface In the spirit of its Preamble, the Ramsar Convention has for almost ten years been … who catalysed its establishment included in the Preamble of the Convention text a clear reference to broader … life on Earth. This recognition is enshrined both in the preamble of the Convention text and in its substantive …
25 May 2026 Document

A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… resources for present and future generations. 4 CONTENTS PREAMBLE … 25 6 PREAMBLE The BRIDGE (Building River Dialogue and Governance) … of international watercourses. This is encapsulated in the Preamble with its stated aim to “ensure the utilisation, …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… that climate change is a common concern of humankind, the preamble to the Agreement states: 7 Available from … Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, p. 23 (quoting the preamble to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment … of respecting the rights of the most vulnerable. Its preamble specifically refers to the rights of indigenous …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… provisions of the Convention relate to trade:4 � The Preamble calls on Parties to adopt a precautionary approach, … expanded the scope of the international trade regime. The Preamble to the Agreement Establishing the WTO expresses a … level of environmental protection (as expressed in the preamble to the Agreement Establishing the WTO). However, …
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The "Chemical & Waste Conventions": the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… the mutual supportiveness between environment & trade: Preamble, Stockholm Convention "Recognizing that this … of trade and the environment are mutually supportive...". Preamble, Rotterdam Convention: “Recognizing that trade and …
25 May 2026 Document

First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… was obviated in this case, although the Protocol’s preamble acknowledges scientific uncertainty and … legislative or administrative measures, as stated in its preamble, “to protect human health and the environment … of common but differentiated responsibilities. The preamble was amended to include a reference to the need to …
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