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ALPARC Netzwerk Alpiner Schutzgebiete.
Hat zur Aufgabe, die Zusammenarbeit der Schutzgebiete der Alpen zu verstärken. Es besteht aus über
300 großflächigen Schutzgebieten, die mehr als 15% der Alpen in den acht Ländern der
Alpenkonvention abdecken. Es handelt sich um eine der konkreten Anwendungen der Alpenkonvention - ein
internationaler Staatsvertrag, der von diesen acht Ländern und der Europäischen Union unterzeichnet
wurde.
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Global nature conservation
policy and legislation (ECNC).
Conventions, Declarations, Strategies, Agreements. The current list contains those legal instruments and
policy frameworks that apply to the entire world (i.e. to those countries that have ratified the instruments
concerned). The focus of this list is on the conservation of biological and landscape diversity. They are
classified according to the type of instrument and within the categories ranked chronologically. (yet still
very incomplete)
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OSPAR Convention.
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic(1992).
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Verdrag inzake de
biologische diversiteit.
Besluit 93/626/EEG van de Raad (1993), betreffende goedkeuring namens de Europese Gemeenschap van het Verdrag
inzake biologische diversiteit (Rio de Janeiro, 1992).
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International Designations (UK).
The JNCC acts on behalf of the statutory conservation agencies and their associated government departments in
collating information on sites for nature conservation in the UK designated under International Conventions
and Directives. The JNCC also assists in the interpretation of criteria for site selection and the development
of additional guidelines to aid this process.
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Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety.
The Protocol (2000) seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified
organisms resulting from modern biotechnology. It establishes an advance informed agreement (AIA) procedure
for ensuring that countries are provided with the information necessary to make informed decisions before
agreeing to the import of such organisms into their territory. The Protocol contains reference to a
precautionary approach and reaffirms the precaution language in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on
Environment and Development. The Protocol also establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House to facilitate the
exchange of information on living modified organisms and to assist countries in the implementation of the
Protocol.
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Convention on Biological Biodiversity.
At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for "sustainable
development" -- meeting our needs while ensuring that we leave a healthy and viable world for future
generations. One of the key agreements adopted at Rio was the Convention on Biological Diversity. The
Convention establishes three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its
components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources.
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
CITES (1975) has a membership of 152 countries. These countries act by banning commercial international trade
in an agreed list of endangered species and by regulating and monitoring trade in others that might become
endangered.
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air
Pollution (UNECE).
The first internationally legally binding instrument to deal with problems of air pollution on a broad
regional basis. It has greatly contributed to the development of international environmental law and created
the essential framework for controlling and reducing the damage to human health and the environment of
transboundary air pollution.
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Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn
Convention).
The CMS or the Bonn Convention aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout
their range.
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Oceans and Law of the Sea.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the
world's oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources. It embodies
in one instrument traditional rules for the uses of the oceans and at the same time introduces new legal
concepts and regimes and addresses new concerns. The Convention also provides the framework for further
development of specific areas of the law of the sea.
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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, 1971), is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for
national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their
resources. There are presently 1060 wetland sites, totalling 80.6 million hectares, designated for inclusion
in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
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National Wetlands Inventory Center (USA).
The National Wetlands Inventory project was established to generate information about the characteristics,
extent and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats.
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