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This section
contains links to information on a number of international environmental conventions which
sometimes affect fisheries. The texts of the most relevant ones are maintained on this
site in the Compendium of Legal Texts.
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Convention on Biological Diversity
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Convention on
Biological Diversity Home Page
The official site of the Biodiversity
Convention. It contains a vast amount of information including the
following: general pages About
the Convention; information and documents
about the various Conference of the Parties,
including copies of all of the
COP Decisions;
various other documents, including those adopted by the
Scientific
and Technical Advisory Body (SBSTTA)
and
National Reports;
and individual sections on the various thematic programmes of the
Convention, including the work programme on
Marine and Coastal
Biodiversity (Jakarta Mandate).
IISD
Linkages: Convention on Biological Diversity
Source of further information on the Convention from the International
Institute of Sustainable Development. Among other things, it contains links to the ENB Summaries of the
negotiations for the Convention and information on past and forthcoming
meetings and an extensive links page.
Biodiversity
Action Network (BIONET)
BIONET is an NGO network established in 1993 to promote the effective implementation of
the CBD. Its website contains a variety of information, including an Overview of the Convention and
summaries of their campaigns, including one of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity. The
latter includes a "User-friendly
Guide to the Jakarta Mandate".
Biodiversity
links
More links from the
Mining
Company Environmental Links guide.
Conventions and other Agreements
related to the CBD
List of links to various texts, provided by the Belgian CBD Clearing House. The site also
provides a list of links to Clearing Houses in other countries for which Belgium is
providing assistance and various further links.
Biodiversity and Conservation
A hypertext book by Peter J. Byant of the University of California, School of Biological
Sciences. Includes a chapter on whales and fishing
and a number of chapters are of some legal interest.
Ocean and
Coastal Biodiversity
Background information from the World Resources Institute.
Wildlife
and Biodiversity
Another list of links: part of the International
Environmental Law and
Policy site.
Convention on Biological Diversity
List Server
Mailing list concentrating on the CBD and related issues. To subscribe, send a message
stating "subscribe biodiv-conv" to majordomo@igc.org.
International
Agreements: Biodiversity
Basic overview
of the Convention by Christopher Hedley,
written for the UNESCO, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems
(2003) www.eolss.co.uk.
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Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species (CITES)
This site provides a wide range of basic information on CITES
and a substantial volume of official documents and other resources,
including up-to-date versions of the Convention
Appendices
and Reservations
to the Convention; copies of Resolutions
and Decisions
adopted by the Conferences of the Parties; documents and other
information relating to the Convention bodies, including the Standing
Committee and the Animals
Committee;
and copies of the
Notifications to the Parties
distributed by the Secretariat. There is also a useful species database
(with separate components for Fauna and
Flora).
European Community CITES
Information
Information from the European Commission's Environment Directorate on
the implementation of CITES in the European Community, one of the largest markets for
wildlife trade.
TRAFFIC
International
Website of an NGO which deals mainly with CITES.
International
Wildlife Trade
Reasonably informative project from the University of California, Davis students' pages.
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Bern
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Information on the Bern Convention on the Council of Europe
site. Includes the following pages:
European Community Habitats
Directive
Pages of information from the European Commission's Environment Directorate on
the implementation of the EC Directive, which is the major instrument for the
implementation of habitat protection in Europe. Includes a report on Implementing the Habitats
Directive in Marine and Coastal Waters (in pdf).
The Convention on the Conservation of
European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern, 1979): Procedures of Application in Practice
Article by Sandra Jen from the
Journal of
International Wildlife Law and Policy (in
pdf).
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Bonn
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Home page of the Bonn Convention, maintained on the World Conservation Monitoring Centre site.
Contains a variety of information, including an Introduction to the Convention, a Bulletin section on recent
developments, a list of parties
and information and documentation from Conferences of the
Parties.
See also:
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Convention
on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Text of the 1971 "RAMSAR" Convention and the Protocol
on the Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Service site.
Ramsar Convention
Secretariat Homepage
Includes useful links to information regarding the Ramsar Convention
Wetlands
of International Importance (Ramsar Sites)
Provides an excerpt from Global biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources.
Wetlands
International
Summarizes actions undertaken by Wetlands International in support of the objectives of
the Ramsar Convention.
1972
Declaration on Human Environment and Development (Stockholm Declaration)
1972
Action Plan for the Human Environment
Two texts from the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972.
Convention
for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Information on and text of the 1972 "World Heritage" Convention on the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Centre
for International Environmental Law
Home page for this NGO, containing a wide variety of information on international
environmental treaties, including CBD and CITES.
Habitat
Protection
List of links on marine and terrestrial habitat protection. Forms Chapter 15 of International Environmental Law and
Policy. (See Page 16 for more information).
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