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Regional treaties

17 regional treaties and protocols

Abidjan Convention

  • Biodiversity
  • Chemicals and Waste
  • Marine and Freshwater
Glossary term(s)
land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

  • Biodiversity
Glossary term(s)
migratory species, protection of species, waterbird, wetland

Bamako Convention

  • Chemicals and Waste
Glossary term(s)
hazardous waste, waste

Barcelona Convention

  • Biodiversity
  • Chemicals and Waste
  • Marine and Freshwater
Glossary term(s)
land-based marine pollution, pollution

Barcelona Convention, 1976

  • Biodiversity
  • Chemicals and Waste
  • Marine and Freshwater
Glossary term(s)
hazardous substance, land-based marine pollution, marine pollution, marine resources conservation, ship-based marine pollution

Global treaties

34 global treaties and protocols

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

  • Marine and Freshwater
Glossary term(s)
marine pollution, storage, transport

Aarhus Convention

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change and Atmosphere
  • Marine and Freshwater
Glossary term(s)
access to information, access to justice, public participation

Basel Convention

  • Chemicals and Waste
Glossary term(s)
chemical, environmental impact assessment, hazardous waste, illegal trade, labelling, pesticide, risk assessment, waste, waste management

Convention on Biological Diversity

  • Biodiversity
Glossary term(s)
access and benefit sharing, access to genetic resources, agrobiodiversity, genetic resource

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

  • Biodiversity
Glossary term(s)
agrobiodiversity, conservation, endangered species, illegal trade, species, sustainable use

Documents and files

News

Apr
10
2018

Meetings of AEWA Bodies in 2018

  • News
  • Biodiversity
Mar
27
2018

AEWA Conservation Award 2018 - Call for Nominations

  • News
  • Biodiversity
Feb
26
2018

Workshop for Spoonbill Experts – Djerba, Tunisia, November 2018

  • News
  • Biodiversity

Events

Mar
11
2019

Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly

  • Event
  • Biodiversity
  • Chemicals and Waste
  • Climate Change and Atmosphere
  • Marine and Freshwater
Dec
4
2018

7th meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

  • Event
  • Biodiversity
Dec
4
2018

7th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA

  • Event
  • Biodiversity

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