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Environmental Governance

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An entity, national or international, that deals primarily in business related to financial or/and monetary transactions, namely loans, deposits, investments, currency exchange, or any other transaction of similar nature. Financial institutions therefore encompass banks, trust or insurance companies, credit unions, finance companies, securities firms, leasing companies, etc. In that sense, financial institutions constitute a major component of the financial services sector. (Source: Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute).

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Financial institutions

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Financial institutions. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Migratory Species
Montreal Protocol
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
World Heritage Convention
The Convention on Wetlands
Cartagena Convention