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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation … What are wetlands? 1.3 Why conserve wetlands? 1.4 Why an intergovernmental convention on wetlands? 1.5 Why do nations … The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) serves as Depositary1 for the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… 217 Appendix The Cartagena Protocol and the World Trade Organization 225 Box 53. Examples of trade-related measures … Convention on Biological Diversity: Decision EM-I/3 285 Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol: … made available to participants at the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol in the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… 217 Appendix The Cartagena Protocol and the World Trade Organization 225 Box 53. Examples of trade-related measures … Convention on Biological Diversity: Decision EM-I/3 285 Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol: … made available to participants at the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol in the …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene an intergovernmental conference (IGC) to negotiate an … Preparatory Committee (2016-2017) 43 5.4. Convening the intergovernmental conference (December 2017) 45 5.5. … EU European Union FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization GEF Global Environment Facility GFCM General …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… and Agriculture and is based at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy. José … and has worked for 30 years as Secretary of the FAO´s intergovernmental Commission on Genetic Resources for Food … within the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, an intergovernmental organization with 22 Pacific Islands …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… presented during the !rst meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol which was … available at the second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol which was … of Justice EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GEF Global Environment Facility GTLE Group of …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government and NGO members … and Biodiversity: Summary of Impacts The 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in … species. Conservation Biology, 22(3): 534–543. IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]. 2007. Summary for …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… of a Member State to the budget of an international organization. Should be distinguished from the notion of … Management an extended bureau may be created that includes intergovernmental organizations and non- governmental … Pillar. European Union The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 27 democratic …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… World Maritime University (WMU), International Maritime Organization (IMO), P.O. Box 500, 20124 Malmo, Sweden. Katrin … of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S, Qin D, … of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Stocker TF, Qin D, …
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The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… in collaboration with members of UN-Water will support the organization of five capacity- building workshops for the … building block for the post-2015 development framework, an Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG) will be formed. … and findings and interact with mechanisms such as the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere