Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater
Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Examples: An official document issued by an authority used to authorize different types of trade in CITES specimen (e.g. certificate of origin, re-export certificate). (Source: CITES); Use of phytosanitary procedures leading to the issue of a phytosanitary certificate. (Source: FAO, 1990)
The formal assertion in writing that a commodity, service or other product has attained a recognized and relatively high grade or level of excellence. (Source: GEMET-BLD / RHW) - in environmental terms:[...] has attained a recognized or standardized level of environmentally sound production (drafted)
Hierarchy
Broader: Phytosanitary measures
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
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certification
Russian
сертификация
Spanish
certificación
Arabic
شهادة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Certification
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 9 decisions |
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Stockholm Convention | 2 decisions1 document |
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Montreal Protocol | 2 decisions |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 2 decisions |