biodiversity convention

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meaningsofbiodiversityandconvention

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biodiversity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of ...
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convention
noun
uk
/kənˈven.ʃən/us
/kənˈven.ʃən/
a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a ...
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(Definition ofbiodiversityandconventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I shall deal in some detail with thebiodiversityconvention.
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It is not anticipated that thebiodiversityconventionwill have any significant implications for the draft directive.
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The report was presented to countries at the second conference of the parties to thebiodiversityconventionlast year to help stimulate debate.
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The draftbiodiversityconventioncontains many useful elements.
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The picture is drawn even starker in terms of thebiodiversityconvention.
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I had written about thebiodiversityconventionon the first rumours that it might be in difficulty—particularly about the global environment facility.
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Not many other countries have made the contributions that we have to things such as thebiodiversityconvention.
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In 1996–97, £433,000 has been allocated to the administrative costs of thebiodiversityconventionsecretariat.
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And the reality is that we have nobiodiversityconvention, no biosafety protocol and no climate protocol.
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We are still in a position where we hope to be able to sign thebiodiversityconvention.
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Thebiodiversityconventionhas been negotiated, and action put in hand.
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It is simply not possible to put a figure today on the cost of implementing thebiodiversityconvention, which will be implemented over many years.
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There are two conventions to be signed: the climatic change convention and thebiodiversityconvention.
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We have made it clear that we intend to ratify thebiodiversityconventionsubject to satisfactory progress towards securing safeguards against our concerns about its financial provisions.
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There are difficulties with thebiodiversityconvention.
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Protection of flora and fauna is an important feature of the recently completedbiodiversityconvention and the agenda 21 proposals which will be before the conference.
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The agreement must be good news for the implementation of the climate change and biodiversity conventions.
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We made it crystal clear that we considered the ratification of the climate change and biodiversity conventions to be important.
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At the same time important meetings will be held of the conferences of the parties to the climate change and biodiversity conventions.
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