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Regional treaties

16 regional treaties and protocols

Abidjan Convention

Biological diversity

Chemicals and Waste

Marine and Freshwater

Africa

Glossary term(s):

conservation, land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution

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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

Biological diversity

Africa

Europe

Glossary term(s):

Economy, Environment, migratory species, protection of species, waterbird, wetland

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Bamako Convention

Chemicals and Waste

Africa

Glossary term(s):

hazardous waste, waste, waste export

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Barcelona Convention

Chemicals and Waste

Biological diversity

Marine and Freshwater

Africa

Europe

Glossary term(s):

land-based marine pollution, marine ecosystem, Pollution

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Barcelona Convention, 1976

Biological diversity

Chemicals and Waste

Marine and Freshwater

Africa

Europe

Glossary term(s):

conservation, hazardous substance, land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution

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Global treaties

37 global treaties and protocols

Aarhus Convention

Environmental Governance

Global

Glossary term(s):

access to information, access to justice, Economy, public participation

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Basel Convention

Chemicals and Waste

Global

Glossary term(s):

chemical, environmental impact assessment, hazardous waste, illegal trade, labelling, pesticide, risk assessment, waste, waste export, waste management

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Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation

Environmental Governance

Chemicals and Waste

Global

Glossary term(s):

compensation, hazardous waste, liability, waste export

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Cartagena Protocol

Biological diversity

Land and Agriculture

Global

Glossary term(s):

agrobiodiversity, biosafety, biotechnology, genetic resource, genetically modified organism, health, illegal trade, import, information exchange, living modified organism, prior informed consent

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