Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Equivalent in money for a loss sustained, equivalent given for property taken or for an injury done to another, recompense or reward for some loss, injury or service. (GEMET/WESTS)
Hierarchy
Broader: Liability
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:
In other languages
French
compensation
Russian
компенсация
Spanish
compensación
Arabic
تعويض
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Compensation
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Compensation. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 article or paragraph7 decisions |
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Basel Convention | 23 decisions |
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Cartagena Protocol | 1 article or paragraph10 decisions |
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World Heritage Convention | 2 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 3 decisions |
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Barcelona Convention | 2 decisions |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Abidjan Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 document |
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Bamako Convention | 1 decision |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |
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Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |