Definition(s)
Use of resources in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term degradation of the environment, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations. (Source: Glossary of terms to negotiators or MEAs, 2007)
Use of the environment and its resources at a rate that does not exceed its capacity for renewal in order to ensure its availability for future generations. (Source: GEMET-DUNSTE / UNUNa)
In other languages
Anglais
sustainable use
Russe
устойчивое использование
Espagnol
uso continuado
Arabe
استخدام مستدام
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with utilisation durable
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Convention sur la diversité biologique | 17 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention de Bâle | 4 documents |
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Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction | 2 articles and paragraphs1 decision |
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Convention sur la conservation des espèces migratrices | 1 article or paragraph3 decisions |
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Convention de Stockholm | 3 documents |
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Protocole de Nagoya | 5 articles and paragraphs |
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Accord sur la conservation des oiseaux d'eau migrateurs d'Afrique-Eurasie | 2 decisions1 document |
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Traité international sur les ressources phytogénétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture | 6 articles and paragraphs2 decisions |
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Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques | 1 article or paragraph1 decision |
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La Convention du patrimoine mondial | 1 decision |
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Protocole de Kyoto | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention de Jeddah | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention de Minamata sur le mercure | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Convention des Carpates | 1 article or paragraph1 decision |
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Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l’environnement | 8 decisions |
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Accord de l'ASEAN sur les nuages de pollution transfrontières | 1 article or paragraph |
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Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |