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This category contains the names of important conventions and multi-lateral agreements that relate to biodiversity and the environment. The definitions explain the purpose of the agreement and when the convention came into force.
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- Cartagena Protocol
- CBD
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- Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the North-East Pacific (Antigua Convention)
- Convention for the Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan Convention)
- Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention)
- Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention)
- Convention for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (Noumea Convention)
- Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Zones of the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention)
- Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention)
- Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention)
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific (Apia Convention)
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention)
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS)
- Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
- Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Matter (London Convention)
- Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention)
- Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention)
- Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention)
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- International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Convention)
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention)
- International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (Whaling Convention)
- International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC)
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
- IPPC
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