POL250Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dow Chemical Company, Liquefied Natural Gas, Urban Sprawl
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*canada first to ratify uncbd, so when you sign these international agreements you need to be able to ratify it with your national legislatures of the particular countries. * secretariat based in montreal and is still there. Biodiversity (conservation of a diverse range of floor and fauna and wild life) Sustainable use of biodiversity (formed when the concept of sustainable development was coming into vogue where you could use the environments natural resources. Fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources (whether this is agriculture crops and innovation in plant and crop technology or whether its pharmacology and using genetic resources from certain plants to develop certain pharmaceuticals) * based on precautionary principle (stating basically that you are going to take a more cautious approach, and put the burden of proof on the person causing the harm and is enshrined in the principles of this convention). * canada has not met its cbd commitments.
