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	Home: Environment: Biodiversity: International Conventions LINKS: Clearing-House Mechanism for Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/chm/ Information resources, on-line forums, etc., related to the world-wide implementation of the Convention. Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/ The CBD is a global, comprehensive agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. Primary site for information, implementation, reports, documents and links. Global Biodiversity Forum - GBF http://www.gbf.ch/ An independent and open mechanism to analyze and discuss priority ecological, economic, institutional and social issues related to the options for action to conserve biodiversity, and use biological resources sustainably and equitably. Designed to provide a forum to support and enhance the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other biodiversity-related instruments at the national and international levels. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification http://www.unccd.int/ The Convention promotes new approaches to managing dryland ecosystems. Official documents, reports, action programmes, regional and general information about desertification. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands http://www.ramsar.org/ An intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/ The Belgian node of The Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Languages: French, English, Dutch. Feasibility Study for a Harmonised Information Management Infrastructure for Biodiversity-related Tr http://www.wcmc.org.uk/convent/treaties.htm The study is available either in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Netherlands Clearing-House Mechanism for Biodiversity http://www.biodiversity-chm.nl/ An overview of CBD initiatives taken within the Netherlands. Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities http://www.gpa.unep.org/ The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the duty of States to preserve and protect the marine environment. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species http://www.cites.org/ CITES is an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over-exploitation, and to prevent international trade from threatening species with extinction. Web site includes text of the convention, publications, research programs, databases of CITES-listed flora and fauna. Australia's Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism http://chm.environment.gov.au/ serves the information needs of those organisations involved in implementing the provisions of the Convention and the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity. Nature and biodiversity contact points in Belgium http://www.naturalsciences.be/bch-cbd/belgium/contribution/contact_points.htm Contact points for international nature- and biodiversity-related agreements and organisations. Convention on Migratory Species http://www.cms.int The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or the Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. World Commission on Protected Areas http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/ WCPA's international mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the IUCN mission.

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