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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

The position held by something or someone with regard to law. It is a set of rights, obligations, powers or restrictions that a person or thing has which are encompassed in or declared by legislation. (Source: Wikipedia)

Hierarchy

In other languages

French
statut juridique
Russian
правовой статус
Spanish
condición jurídica
Chinese, Simplified
法律地位
Arabic
المركز القانوني

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with legal status

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with legal status. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Stockholm Convention
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds