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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Best available, environmentally effective and economically appropriate techniques and practices. (Source: InforMEA)

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French
meilleure pratique
Russian
передовая практика
Spanish
mejores prácticas
Chinese, Simplified
最佳做法
Arabic
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with best practice

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with best practice. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on Migratory Species
Stockholm Convention
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
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Rotterdam Convention
Barcelona Convention
Dumping Protocol
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Offshore Protocol
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Jeddah Convention
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas