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Convention & Protocol

UN Convention to Combat Desertification

  • to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought thru national action programs
  • incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and arrangements

Ramsar Convention

  • 1971 in iran
  • for sustainable use of wetland
Name State
Ashtamudi Kerala
Vembanad-Kol Kerala
Chilika Lake Orissa
Keoladeo NP Rajasthan
Loktak Lake Manipur
Sambhar Lake Rajasthan
Wular Lake J&K

Basel Convention

  • specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries
  • deals with electronic waste
    • lead
    • cadmium
    • beryllium
    • bromium
    • flame retardants
  • does not address movement of radioactive waste

Convention on Long-Range Trans boundary Air Pollution

  • CLRTAP
  • air pollution convention

Minamata convention

  • on mercury
  • treaty designed to protect human health and environment from anthrpogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds
  • japan

Geneva protocol

  • protocol for prohibition of use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases and of bacteriological methods of warfare

Stockholm convention

  • persistent organic pollutatns
  • aims to eliminate or restrict production and use of persistent organic pollutants
  • exception -DDT is allowed to use publicly for control of malaria

Rotterdam convention

  • convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals nad pesticides in international trade
  • canada refused to allow addition of chrysolite asbestos fibers to Rottedam convention. But now they say they will not oppose its inclusion in future meetings

Vienna convention

  • protection of ozone emission

Montreal protocol

  • a protocol for vienna convention
  • phase out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion
  • include CFC and HCFC phase out management plans
  • doesn't deal with HFC

Convention on Biological diversity

  • conservation of biodiversity
  • sustainable use of components
  • fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources
  • 2010 - Intl. year on biodiversity
  • 2011 to 2020 - UN-Decade on biodiversity
  • montreal, canada
  • legally binding
  • Aichi biodiversity targets
  • Nagoya conference
  • short term plan provides a set of 20 ambiguous yet achievable targets
  • Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use