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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

A committee mandated to review compliance with the provisions of an international agreement. The powers of compliance committees vary according to each agreement. (Source: InforMEA)

Hierarchy

Broader: Committees
Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:

In other languages

French
comité de contrôle du respect des dispositions
Russian
комитет по соблюдению
Spanish
Comité de Cumplimiento
Arabic
لجنة الامتثال

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Compliance committees

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Compliance committees. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Stockholm Convention
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Nagoya Protocol
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Kyoto Protocol
Rotterdam Convention
Barcelona Convention
Minamata Convention on Mercury

Multimedia

Montreal Compliance Procedure - Introduction

Compliance under the Basel Convention - General review

Compliance under the Basel Convention - Specific submissions

Compliance under the Basel Convention - background and Governance

Montreal Compliance Procedure - Triggers

Montreal Compliance Procedure - Recommendations and measures

Montreal Compliance Procedure - In Practice

KP Compliance - Reporting and Review / Triggers

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions - Nagoya Protocol