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Basel Convention
Glossary term(s)
:
chemical
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environmental impact assessment
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hazardous waste
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illegal trade
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labelling
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pesticide
,
risk assessment
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waste
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waste export
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waste management
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Cartagena Protocol
Glossary term(s)
:
agrobiodiversity
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biosafety
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biotechnology
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genetic resource
,
genetically modified organism
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illegal trade
,
information exchange
,
living modified organism
,
prior informed consent
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Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Convention on Biological Diversity
Glossary term(s)
:
access and benefit sharing
,
access to genetic resources
,
agrobiodiversity
,
genetic resource
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Biological diversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Glossary term(s)
:
agrobiodiversity
,
conservation
,
endangered species
,
illegal trade
,
species
,
sustainable use
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Biological diversity
Convention on Migratory Species
Glossary term(s)
:
endangered species
,
migratory species
,
species
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Biological diversity
International Plant Protection Convention
Glossary term(s)
:
disease
,
plant protection
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Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
ECOLEX
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Glossary term(s)
:
access and benefit sharing
,
food security
,
genetic resource
,
genetic resource for food and agriculture
,
mutually agreed term
,
plant genetic resource
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Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Nagoya Protocol
Glossary term(s)
:
access and benefit sharing
,
access to genetic resources
,
benefit sharing
,
indigenous peoples
,
information exchange
,
sustainable use
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Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Ramsar Convention
Glossary term(s)
:
RAMSAR site
,
water resources management
,
wetland
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Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Marine and Freshwater
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Glossary term(s)
:
desertification
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erosion
,
land
,
land degradation
,
semi-arid ecosystem
,
sub-humid ecosystem
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Land and Agriculture
World Heritage Convention
Glossary term(s)
:
cultural heritage
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ecosystem management
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fund
,
protected area
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sustainable tourism
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sustainable use
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Declarations and Principles
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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20
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2005 World Summit
UN Headquarters, New York
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United Nations Millennium Declaration
New York
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, South Africa
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United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration)
Stockholm, Sweden
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