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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Improvement of the public understanding of environmental issues with various aims including to build environmental awareness, and get public, finanical and/or scientific support for solving issues. (Source: Aichi Target 1)

Hierarchy

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In other languages

French
sensibilisation du public
Russian
информационная кампания по оповещению общественности
Spanish
campaña de concienciación pública
Chinese, Simplified
宣传运动
Arabic
حملة توعية عامة

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with public awareness

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with public awareness. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Convention on Migratory Species
Stockholm Convention
Montreal Protocol
Cartagena Protocol
Nagoya Protocol
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
World Heritage Convention
Kyoto Protocol
The Convention on Wetlands
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Rotterdam Convention
Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol
Hazardous Wastes Protocol
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas
Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats
United Nations Environment Assembly
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution