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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

A State that has not ratified, acceded, or otherwise become a party to an international agreement. As a Non-Party, a State may have limited rights to participate in negotiations or deliberations under the agreement, or to invoke provisions of the agreement. (Source: Glossary of Terms for Negotiators of MEAs, UNEP, 2007)

Hierarchy

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In other languages

French
non partie
Russian
государство, не являющееся Стороной
Spanish
no-Parte
Arabic
غير طرف

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Non-parties

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Non-parties. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Basel Convention
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on Migratory Species
Stockholm Convention
Montreal Protocol
Cartagena Protocol
Nagoya Protocol
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Offshore Protocol
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas