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27 - The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) and Other Biodiversity Conservation Regimes: Looking through the Lens of Synergy and an Ethical Shift

from Part V - Emerging Issues and Synergies for CITES in the Context of Sustainable Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
David Andrew Wardell
Affiliation:
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Alexandra Harrington
Affiliation:
Albany Law School
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The author asserts that the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 1992, the Bonn Convention 1979, CITES 1973 and the Ramsar Convention 1971 have a common objective – emphasizing environmentally sound development for the conservation of biological diversity and their habitats. The author offers a scrutiny of the accords to highlight an apparent overlap of this objective in different contexts. The author argues that since the CBD has the broadest (general) scope in terms of the above objective, all the other regimes should be sub-legislations to it where necessary. Also, the author argues that as a way to practically and effectively implement the resultant legislation, an omnibus compromise provision should be included in the CBD as an implementation guide towards the effective realization of the SDGs, demonstrating that in the author’s view, it is unrealistic to argue that all of nature can be maintained.

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Print publication year: 2023

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