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Environmental Governance

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

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

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with international cooperation. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Basel Convention
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Convention on Migratory Species
Stockholm Convention
Nagoya Protocol
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
World Heritage Convention
Kyoto Protocol
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Rotterdam Convention
Barcelona Convention
Prevention and Emergency Protocol
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Offshore Protocol
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Aarhus Convention
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Espoo Convention
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Abidjan Convention
Noumea Convention
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region
Jeddah Convention
Bamako Convention
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians
United Nations Environment Assembly
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution