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A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. (Source: IUCN)
Portions of land protected by special restrictions and laws for the conservation of the natural environment. They include large tracts of land set aside for the protection of wildlife and its habitat; areas of great natural beauty or unique interest; areas containing rare forms of plant and animal life; areas representing unusual geologic formation; places of historic and prehistoric interest; areas containing ecosystems of special importance for scientific investigation and study; and areas which safeguard the needs of the biosphere. (Source:GEMET- DODERO / WPR)
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with espacios protegidos
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Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Convenio de Basilea | 1 document |
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Convención sobre la conservación de las especies migratorias | 1 document |
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Acuerdo sobre la Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas Migratorias Afro-euroasiáticas | 1 article or paragraph |
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Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Convención sobre la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial | 1 article or paragraph3 decisions |
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Convención de Ramsar | 1 article or paragraph |
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Protocolo ZEPIM | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Protocolo Offshore | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Abidjan | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Noumea | 1 article or paragraph |
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Cartagena Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convenio de Minamata | 1 article or paragraph |