Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "TREATIES"
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Activities of UNEP in the Field of Environmental Law in 1991
(1992)Since its creation in 1972, UNEP has been very active in the development of environmental law. UNEP can point to the fact that under its auspices tour major global binding agreements - the 1985 Vienna Convention for the ... -
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region and its Protocols: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating; Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region; Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(2012)With the passage of a general resolution in February of 2009, the United Nations General Assembly called upon the UN system to recognize the Caribbean Sea as a “special area within the context of sustainable development”. ... -
Environmental Law in UNEP
(1991)The thrust of UNEP's environmental law activity comes from the decisions of its Governing Council and is strengthened by such major UNEP programme documents as the "In-depth Review of Environmental Law" (pertaining to ... -
Four Years of the Siren
(1982)Compilation of the Siren news from UNEP's Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme -
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer - Third Edition
(1993)This third edition of the Montreal Protocol Handbook updates the previous 1992 edition with the inclusion of the decisions of the Fourth Meeting in Copenhagen in November 1992. It incorporates into the Protocol the adjustments ... -
Handbook of Environmental Law
(1997)This Handbook is intended to be a handy reference book of up-to-date information on environmental law. It provides a source of quick and easy reference for governments, institutions, NGOs and the public needing to use basic ... -
Handbook on the Implementation of Conventions Related to Biological Diversity in Africa - UNEP/UNDP/Dutch Joint Project on Environmental Law and Institutions in Africa
(1999)The objective of this Handbook is to provide a reference point for biodiversity conservation programmes in Africa. The book is formulated around the main biodiversity conventions of relevance to Africa. This design is based ... -
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2004
(University of Joensuu Department of Law, 2005)The articles in the present Review are based on lectures given during the first University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy, which was held from 22 August to 3 September 2004 ... -
Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution: Protocol Concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency
(1983)This publication contains the texts of the two legal agreements that have been adopted for the protection and development of the marine environment and coastal areas of the Kuwait Action Plan Region. In considering the ... -
The Law of the Sea and the Mediterranean
(1991)The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains the global framework necessary for the protection and preservation of the marine environment and the development of its resources. Like all treaties, the Convention ... -
The Law of the Sea and the South Pacific
(1991)The Law of the Sea Convention has had an enormous impact on the South Pacific region whose States and territories are made up entirely of islands. It has given these countries greatly increased developmental opportunities ... -
Manual on marine turtle conservation in the Mediterranean
(1995)The present manual attempts to give practical information that may be useful, under Mediterranean conditions, for marine turtle conservation work. It was originally conceived as an aid for the training courses held by the ... -
Manuel Concernant les Traites Internationaux Relatifs a la Protection de la Couche d'Ozone
(1996)La quatrieme édition du Manuel concernant les traités internationaux relatifs à la protection de la couche d'ozone est une mise à jour de la version précédente, parue en 1993, qui a fait l'objet d'importants remaniements. ... -
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Text and Annex
(2011)After six years of negotiation, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the ... -
Selected Multilateral Treaties in the Field of the Environment Volume Two
(1991)In the last two decades, the evolution of international environmental law has kept pace with the accelerating momentum of international agreements to protect the environment. -
South Asia Handbook of Treaties and other Legal Instruments in the Field of Environmental Law - SACEP/UNEP/NORAD Publication Series on Environmental Law and Policy No. 1
(1997)This handbook includes the following conventions and instruments: i) Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (1971); ii) Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And ...