Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefits Sharing
The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit sharing was adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on…
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted by the Conference of the Parties to…
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The Stockholm Convention is multilateral environmental agreement to protect human health and the environment from chemicals known as POPs. Liberia…
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force on 21 March 1994. Today, it has near-universal…
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment…
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity – Signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Convention on…