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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 ecosystem, 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):
disaster, marine pollution, oil pollution, Pollution
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Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife

Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Land and Agriculture
Latin America and the Caribbean
Glossary term(s):
conservation, ecosystem approach, protected area, 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):
emission, greenhouse gas
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Global treaties

36 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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Convention on Biological Diversity

Biological diversity
Global
Glossary term(s):
access and benefit sharing, access to genetic resources, agrobiodiversity, genetic resource, jurisprudence, sustainable development
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Events

Apr
19
2023

Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP2)

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Argentina
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Event
Environmental Governance
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mar
6
2023

Preparatory meeting for the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP2)

Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Event
Environmental Governance
Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov
14
2022

Nineteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

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Panama
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Event
Biological diversity
Latin America and the Caribbean

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