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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

The State in which an individual lacks the resources necessary for subsistence. (Source: GEMET)

Hierarchy

Broader: economy

In other languages

French
pauvreté
Russian
бедность
Spanish
pobreza
Chinese, Simplified
贫困
Arabic
الفقر

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with poverty

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with poverty. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Stockholm Convention
Nagoya Protocol
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Environment Assembly