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Treaties and MEAs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional treaties

6 regional treaties and protocols

Cartagena Convention

Chemicals and Waste
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
Land-based marine pollution, Marine ecosystems, Marine pollution
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LBS Protocol

Chemicals and Waste
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Land and Agriculture
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
Land-based marine pollution, Pollution
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Oil Spills Protocol

Chemicals and Waste
Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
Disasters, Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Pollution
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Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife

Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Land and Agriculture
Chemicals and Waste
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
conservation, Ecosystem approach, Protected areas, Wildlife
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Protocol concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides

Chemicals and Waste
Climate and Atmosphere
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
Emissions, Greenhouse gases
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Global treaties

39 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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Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

Marine and Freshwater
Global
Glossary term(s):
Deep sea, Financial mechanisms
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Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

Marine and Freshwater
Global
Glossary term(s):
Areas beyond national jurisdiction, conservation, Sustainable use
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Basel Convention

Chemicals and Waste
Global
Glossary term(s):
Chemicals, Environmental Impact Assessment, gestion des déchets, Hazardous waste, Labelling, Pesticides, Risk assessment, Waste, Waste exports, Wildlife trafficking
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Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation

Environmental Governance
Chemicals and Waste
Global
Glossary term(s):
Compensation, Hazardous waste, Liability, Waste exports
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Events

Mar
18
2025

Regional preparatory meetings for the 2025 COPs for the Latin America and the Caribbean region

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Trinidad and Tobago
Basel Convention
Event
Chemicals and Waste
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec
5
2024

Second Meeting of the Americas Flyways Task Force

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Brazil
Convention on Migratory Species
Event
Biological diversity
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec
2
2024

Training course for Caribbean States on risk assessments of living modified organisms

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Antigua and Barbuda
Cartagena Protocol
Event
Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Latin America and the Caribbean

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