Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Improvement of the public understanding of environmental issues with various aims including to build environmental awareness, and get public, finanical and/or scientific support for solving issues. (Source: Aichi Target 1)
Effort through various communications media to alert and deliver knowledge to the general population of a given area on anything of significant interest or concern. (Source: BRS Conventions).
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Narrower: Social media
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In other languages
French
sensibilisation du public
Russian
информационная кампания по оповещению общественности
Spanish
campaña de concienciación pública
Arabic
حملة توعية عامة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Public awareness
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Public awareness. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 11 decisions |
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Basel Convention | 1 article or paragraph4 decisions |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 3 decisions |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 1 article or paragraph20 decisions1 document |
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Stockholm Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs3 decisions |
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Montreal Protocol | 1 article or paragraph6 decisions |
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Cartagena Protocol | 1 article or paragraph5 decisions |
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Nagoya Protocol | 1 article or paragraph1 decision |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 6 decisions |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 2 articles and paragraphs12 decisions |
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World Heritage Convention | 3 articles and paragraphs22 decisions |
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Kyoto Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 1 article or paragraph4 decisions |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 4 articles and paragraphs7 decisions |
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Rotterdam Convention | 2 decisions |
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Barcelona Convention | 4 decisions |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | 1 document |
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Carpathian Convention | 5 decisions |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 2 decisions |
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 1 article or paragraph |
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Why do two degrees matter? - BBC News
Entry into force of the Paris Agreement
