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  • Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat

    Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage I. Definition of The Cultural And Natural Heritage Article 1 For the purpose of this Convention, the following shall be considered as “cultural heritage”: monuments: architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and…

  • African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

    African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources   Article I The Contracting States hereby establish an African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Article II. Fundamental principle The Contracting States shall undertake to adopt the measures to ensure conservation, utilization and development of soil, water, flora and faunal resources…

  • Other Environmental conventions

    Other Environmental international conventions Other Environmental multirateral conventions Convention for the Establishment of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (18 April 1951) International Plant Protection Convention (6 December 1951) and the Plant Protection Agreement for the South East Asia and Pacific Region (27 February 1956) Great Lakes Basin Compact (1955) The Antarctic Treaty (1…

  • International Conventions from 1991

    International Conventions from 1991 Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 See also: Conventions: Chronological Index Conventions: Chronological Index : 1951-1970 Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (30 Jan 1991) Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a…

  • Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990

    International Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 See also: Conventions: Chronological Index International Conventions from 1991 Conventions: Chronological Index: 1951-1970 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR) (2 Feb 1971). Ramsar Convention Bureau Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and…

  • Environment and international law. Bibliography

    Environment and international law. Bibliography International environmental law is a relatively new field in international law but reflects a rapid build-up of Treaties and global and regional conferences to deal with this important subject; unfortunately, policy results in this area of law have been somewhat disappointing. The global biosphere can be thought of as having…

  • International Environment resources

    International Environment resources POPULATION Cairo Conference on Population (IISD) Search the Page; Conference Follow-Up; Historical Record of Conference; Preparatory Documentation; Other Background Information World Population Estimates: 1998 Revision (U.N.) Population of All Countries in 1998 and 2050; World Population Growth from Year 0 to 2050; Countries with Population of 50,000,000 (1950, 1998 and 2050); Demographic…

  • Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic Treaty (AT) Note: for information about the Antarctic Treaty system, please click here. In General By Vito De Lucia The Antarctic Treaty "shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves" (Art. VI), and its main objective is […]

  • Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic Treaty (AT) Note: for information about the Antarctic Treaty system, please click here. In General By Vito De Lucia The Antarctic Treaty "shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves" (Art. VI), and its main objective is […]

  • Montreal Protocol

      Article 1: Definitions For the purposes of this Protocol: 1. "Convention"means the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, adopted on 22 March 1985. 2. "Parties"means, unless the text otherwise indicates, Parties to this Protocol. 3. […]

  • Convention on Biological Diversity Part 1

    Convention on Biological Diversity Part 1   1 The Convention on Biological Diversity : will the decisions made at COP10 in Nagoya make it easier to conserve biodiversity? Lynda M. Warren Environmental Law Review Volume 12, Number 4, 2010 p.245 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 Who shall live when not all can live? Intellectual…

  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

    United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification   PART I INTRODUCTION Article 1 Use of terms For the purposes of this Convention: (a) “desertification”means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities; (b) “combating desertification”includes activities which are part of the integrated development of land…

  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

    United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification   PART I INTRODUCTION Article 1 Use of terms For the purposes of this Convention: (a) “desertification”means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities; (b) “combating desertification”includes activities which are part of the integrated development of land…

  • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil

    International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil   Article I 1. For the purposes of the present Convention, the following expressions shall (unless the context otherwise requires) have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them that is to say: ‘The Bureau’ has the meaning assigned to it by Article XXI;…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   PART I INTRODUCTION Article 1 Use of terms and scope 1. For the purposes of this Convention: (1) “Area”means the sea-bed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction; (2) “Authority” means the International Sea-Bed Authority; (3) “activities in the Area”means…