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• Clearing-House Mechanism for Convention on Biological Diversity

  http://www.cbd.int/chm/
  Information resources, on-line forums related to the world-wide implementation of the Convention.

• Convention on Biological Diversity

  https://www.cbd.int/
  CBD is a global agreement addressing all aspects of biological diversity: genetic resources, species, and ecosystems. Primary site for information, implementation, reports, documents and links.

• 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. Text of the convention, publications, research programs, databases of CITES-listed flora and fauna.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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