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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Africa, Europe
Barcelona Convention
Africa, Europe
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Africa, Europe
Land-Based Sources Protocol
Africa, Europe
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Africa, Europe
Protocol on Water and Health
Europe
Water Convention
Europe
Abidjan Convention
Africa
Noumea Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Cartagena Convention
Latin America and the Caribbean
Jeddah Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Nairobi Convention
Africa
Apia Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Antigua Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Kuwait Regional Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Europe
Lusaka Agreement
Africa
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas
Europe
Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats
Europe
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Basel Convention
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Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Minamata Convention on Mercury
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Barcelona Convention
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Dumping Protocol
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Land-Based Sources Protocol
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Europe
Protocol on Water and Health
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Abidjan Convention
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Cartagena Convention
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Jeddah Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Nairobi Convention
Africa
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Asia and the Pacific
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Asia and the Pacific
Bamako Convention
Africa
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Europe
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Vienna Convention
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Europe
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Europe
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Aarhus Convention
Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
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Espoo Convention
Europe
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Europe
Lusaka Agreement
Africa
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean
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Land and Agriculture
Cartagena Protocol
Nagoya Protocol
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
World Heritage Convention
Ramsar Convention
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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Land-Based Sources Protocol
Africa, Europe
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Africa, Europe
Apia Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Europe
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World Heritage Convention
Ramsar Convention
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Barcelona Convention
Africa, Europe
Dumping Protocol
Africa, Europe
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Africa, Europe
Land-Based Sources Protocol
Africa, Europe
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Africa, Europe
Protocol on Water and Health
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Water Convention
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Abidjan Convention
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Cartagena Convention
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Jeddah Convention
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Nairobi Convention
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Antigua Convention
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Kuwait Regional Convention
Asia and the Pacific
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Europe
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Biological diversity
Barcelona Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Dumping Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Land-Based Sources Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater, Land and Agriculture
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater, Land and Agriculture
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Chemicals and Waste
Abidjan Convention
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Nairobi Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Bamako Convention
Chemicals and Waste
Lusaka Agreement
Biological diversity, Environmental Governance
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Noumea Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Jeddah Convention
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Apia Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater, Land and Agriculture
Antigua Convention
Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Kuwait Regional Convention
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Biological diversity
Barcelona Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Dumping Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Land-Based Sources Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater, Land and Agriculture
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater, Land and Agriculture
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Chemicals and Waste
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Chemicals and Waste, Climate and Atmosphere
Espoo Convention
Environmental Governance
Protocol on Water and Health
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Marine and Freshwater
Water Convention
Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Environmental Governance
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Biological diversity, Chemicals and Waste, Climate and Atmosphere, Land and Agriculture, Marine and Freshwater
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas
Biological diversity
Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats
Biological diversity
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Cartagena Convention
Chemicals and Waste, Biological diversity, Marine and Freshwater
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
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16 regional treaties and protocols
Abidjan Convention
Glossary term(s)
land-based marine pollution
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marine pollution
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marine resources conservation
,
ship-based marine pollution
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Glossary term(s)
migratory species
,
protection of species
,
waterbird
,
wetland
Full treaty text
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Biological diversity
Bamako Convention
Glossary term(s)
hazardous waste
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waste
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waste export
Full treaty text
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Chemicals and Waste
Barcelona Convention
Glossary term(s)
land-based marine pollution
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pollution
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Biological diversity
Marine and Freshwater
Barcelona Convention, 1976
Glossary term(s)
hazardous substance
,
land-based marine pollution
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marine pollution
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marine resources conservation
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ship-based marine pollution
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Basel Convention
Glossary term(s)
chemical
,
environmental impact assessment
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illegal trade
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labelling
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Chemicals and Waste
Convention on Biological Diversity
Glossary term(s)
access and benefit sharing
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access to genetic resources
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agrobiodiversity
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genetic resource
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Biological diversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Glossary term(s)
agrobiodiversity
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conservation
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endangered species
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illegal trade
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species
,
sustainable use
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Biological diversity
Convention on Migratory Species
Glossary term(s)
endangered species
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migratory species
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species
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Governing Council
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Feb
3
2021
AEWA Technical Committee Paves Way for the 8th Meeting of Parties
News
Biological diversity
Jan
8
2021
25 Years of AEWA – Statement by Bert Lenten, Former AEWA Executive Secretary
News
Biological diversity
Dec
31
2020
Turkmenistan Accedes to AEWA
News
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Sep
10
2020
Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention
Event
Chemicals and Waste
May
11
2020
Second Workshop of the BRS-Norad project in Ghana: Marine litter and microplastics – Promoting the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes and achieving the prevention and minimization of the generation of plastic wastes [Online]
Event
Chemicals and Waste
Mar
2
2020
First meeting of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership working group
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