Definition(s)
A collaborative relationship between entities to work toward shared objectives through a mutually agreed division of labour. At the country level, this means enganging under government leadership with national stakeholders and external partners (including international development agencies) in developing, implementing, and monitoring a country's own development strategy. (Source: UNCCD-ICCD/CRIC(11)/INF.3)
Hierarchy
Broader: Environmental Rule of Law
In other languages
French
coopération internationale
Russian
международное сотрудничество
Spanish
cooperación internacional
Chinese, Simplified
国际合作
Arabic
تعاون دولي
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with international cooperation
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 14 articles and paragraphs |
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Basel Convention | 10 articles and paragraphs49 decisions352 documents |
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention on Migratory Species | 5 articles and paragraphs |
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Stockholm Convention | 9 articles and paragraphs2 decisions42 documents |
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Nagoya Protocol | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 9 articles and paragraphs |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 11 articles and paragraphs |
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World Heritage Convention | 7 articles and paragraphs |
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Kyoto Protocol | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 21 articles and paragraphs |
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Rotterdam Convention | 4 articles and paragraphs2 decisions16 documents |
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Barcelona Convention | 5 articles and paragraphs |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 16 articles and paragraphs |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 14 articles and paragraphs |
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Offshore Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Aarhus Convention | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | 2 articles and paragraphs1 document |
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Espoo Convention | 5 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes | 1 document |
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Abidjan Convention | 6 articles and paragraphs |
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Noumea Convention | 5 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Jeddah Convention | 4 articles and paragraphs1 document |
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Bamako Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 22 articles and paragraphs1 document |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 5 articles and paragraphs2 documents |
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Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians | 1 article or paragraph4 decisions |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 3 decisions |
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 6 articles and paragraphs |






























