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EarthWeb.info

A web·guide to the glocal environment

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1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

     · Also see Wetlands page

Convention homepage


1972 Convention on International Trade in Endangeres Species of Wild Fauna & Flora

     · Also see Wildlife trafficking page

Convention homepage


1979 Convention on Migratory Species

     · See CMS page

Convention homepage


1982 World Charter for Nature

World Charter for Nature (UNGA, 1982)


1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD, or "the Biodiversity Convention)

Convention homepage

     Biodiversity Liaison Group (BLG)

     Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health

     Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF, or "The Biodiversity Plan for life on Earth")

     History of the Convention

     Peace & Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative

     Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI)

     National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

          NBSAP Accelerator Partnership

     Peace and Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative

     Technical and Scientific Cooperation (TSC)

          Subregional TSC Support Centres

     Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs)






Key international biodiversity conventions & associated entities

"Biodiplomacy"

Although the term biodiplomacy has been used in different contexts with multiple diverging definitions, here it is roughly defined as “international cooperation for biodiversity conservation.”