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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD mandates Parties to co- operate in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It does not speci- fy which subject matter covered … parent treaty’s provisions authorizing and regulating the adoption of protocols under its auspices. Any protocol …
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Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… convened in 1993. It completed its work in 1995 with the adoption of the United Nations Agreement for the … conservation and management of fishery resources since the adoption of the Convention in 1982. Participation in the … Fund under Part VII of the Agreement; development and adoption of terms of reference for the Assistance Fund; …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to environmental protection in several respects: The adoption of a constitutional right to a healthy environment … or acting against the greater interests of the State; The adoption of a constitutional environmental right can lead to … environmental protection. Two leading examples of the adoption and implementation of environmental rights into …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… 9 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force … 10 1.2.5 Adoption and entry into force … task of preparing a watercourses convention for possible adoption. The highly complex and painstaking process of … specific processes such as Arbitration (Annex II). 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force A total of 103 nations voted to …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. The General Assembly’s adoption of the UN Watercourses Convention on 21st May 1997 … played an important role, by informing the negotiation, adoption and interpretation of watercourse agreements at the … decisions, a mere four months after the Convention’s adoption it was referred to by the International Court of …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Judicial handbook on environmental law

… its legal status so long as the states involved in its adoption intend for it to be legally binding. Some of the … time. The precautionary principle can never justify the adoption of arbitrary decisions, and the pursuit of the … of Nature and Natural Resources, for example, requires adoption of adequate legislation to regulate hunting, capture …
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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

… fear of failure. Throughout the process towards the final adoption of the Paris Agreement, my main concern was to … law of the sea. Participation has grown steadily since its adoption. 19 ratifi- cations have taken place since the first … of the living resources of the high seas”.21 Following the adoption of UNCLOS, “more coastal States claimed their rights …
26 May 2026 Literature

International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… can help meet these needs. Twelve years after the adoption of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, all … UNCED pro- moted a major initiative that led to the adoption in 1995 of the Global Programme of Action on … the idea of decision-making procedures that facilitate the adoption of con- servation and management measures in a …
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Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… to Annex A will follow the process set out in Article 27 (Adoption and amendment of annexes). During this process the … of Annex B will follow the process set out in Article 27 (Adoption and amendment of annexes). During this process the … with respect to Article 8, in particular the adoption of guidance on BAT/BEP, on support for Parties in …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… by some legal authors in the early years following the adoption of the CBD that ABS is an exchange at the contract … is reflected in the legal regime of that country, by the adoption of clear and transparent regulations for the … (iii) failure to dis- tinguish between sectors and the adoption of the relatively homogenised approach provided by …
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