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Biodivesity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation International Efforts
Biodivesity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation International Efforts
Biodivesity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation International Efforts
Biodiversity/Environment Protection
and
Climate change mitigation:
International Efforts
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What' inside?
• Different international conventions and
protocols.
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South - South cooperation
North - South cooperation
Triangular cooperation
North-South debate
-many of those debates stem around the concept I principle of
Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)
,___,. Principle I-
''The Parties should protect the climate
system for the benefit of present and future
generations of humankind, on the basis of
equity and in accordance with their common
but differentiated responsibilities and
respective capabilities.
Accordingly, the developed country Parties
should take the lead in combating climate
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Civil Service Mains 2008
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Convention & Protocol
• Convention
• a general assembly
• a general agreement on some principles
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Eg. Carbon emission should be reduced
• Protocol
• a detailed plan of scientific procedure
• a code prescribing strict adherence/ set of rules to
be followed
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Eg. Each nation should limit its carbon emission to
a maximum of 95% of previous year
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• Very often Protocol comes out as a resu It of a
discussion within a Convention
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The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary
Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety
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• COP I -1 994 - Bahamas
•
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NAGOYA PROTOCOL on
ACCESS BENEFIT SHARING
--ii • Adopted at COP IO held at NAGOYA in AICHI
Province in Japan in 20 I 0
• 3 Appendices
• Appendix I -
• species that are threatened with extinction
• Appendix II -
• species that are not necessarily threatened with
extinction, but may become so unless trade is subjected
to regulations
• Appendix Ill -
• species that are not threatened with extinction, but
added to the list since requested by a party
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Convention on the Conservation of
Migratory Species of Wild Animals
(CMS) (Bonn Convention)
--ii• Intergovernmental treaty,
under the aegis of UNEP
• 2 App en dices
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Append ix I -
• threatened species
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Appendix II -
• Migratory species requiring
international cooperation for
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The International Treaty on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food & Agriculture
(International Seed Treaty)
Intergovernmental agreement
Farmer's Rights
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