Biological diversity

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53 regional treaties and protocols

Abidjan Convention

Biological diversity

Chemicals and Waste

Marine and Freshwater

Africa

Glossary term(s):

Environmental conservation, Land-based marine pollution, Marine pollution, Marine resources conservation, Ship-based marine pollution

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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)

Biological diversity

Africa

Europe

Glossary term(s):

Conservation of species, Economy, Environmental monitoring, Migratory species, Waterbirds, Wetlands

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Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)

Biological diversity

Global

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Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)

Biological diversity

Europe

West Asia

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Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats

Biological diversity

Africa

Glossary term(s):

Agreements, Habitats, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Range states, International cooperation

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14 global treaties and protocols

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)

Biological diversity

Global

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Cartagena Protocol

Biological diversity

Land and Agriculture

Global

Glossary term(s):

Agrobiodiversity, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organisms, Health, Imports, Information exchange, Living modified organisms, Prior informed consent, Wildlife trafficking

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Biological diversity

Global

Glossary term(s):

Access and benefit sharing, Access to genetic resources, Agrobiodiversity, Genetic resources, Jurisprudence, Sustainable development

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Biological diversity

Global

Glossary term(s):

Agrobiodiversity, Endangered species, Environmental conservation, National focal points, Species, Sustainable use, Trade, Wildlife trafficking

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Convention on Migratory Species

Biological diversity

Global

Glossary term(s):

Appendices, Economy, Endangered species, Migratory species, Species

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Biological diversity

Land and Agriculture

Marine and Freshwater

Jaime Esteban González Barrera

Biological diversity

Land and Agriculture

Marine and Freshwater

CHRISTINAH MAKOAE

Biological diversity

Land and Agriculture

Marine and Freshwater

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2026

IWC70, International Whaling Commission Biennial Commission Meeting

Australia

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

Event

Marine and Freshwater

Biological diversity

Asia and the Pacific

Mar

2026

Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Brazil

Convention on Migratory Species

Event

Biological diversity

Latin America and the Caribbean

Nov

2025

Twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Uzbekistan

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Event

Biological diversity

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Regional treaties

Abidjan Convention

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)

Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)

Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats

Global treaties

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)

Cartagena Protocol

Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Convention on Migratory Species

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BELDA Q. MOSEPELE

Jaime Esteban González Barrera

CHRISTINAH MAKOAE

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