The Aryan Invasion Theory is a hypothesis developed in the 20th century that states that a group of people called Aryans invaded northern India... View Article
Chilika Lake in Orissa and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan were recognised as the first Ramsar sites in India. There are 46 Ramsar sites in... View Article
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.... View Article
Depending on the geography of the wetlands, the type of waters present in a wetland can be either freshwater, brackish, or saltwater. A wetland... View Article
The Persistent Organic Pollutants banned under the Stockholm Convention are as follows: Chlordecone Hexabromobiphenyl Hexabromodiphenyl ether... View Article
As far as multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are concerned, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is considered a... View Article
The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedures is a legally binding instrument, which was adopted on 10th September 1998 by a... View Article
The Stockholm Convention is a legally binding international instrument, designed to lead to gradual decrease of the presence of persistent... View Article
About 183 countries around the world are party to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) North Korea and South Sudan are... View Article
North Korea and South Sudan are the countries which are not part of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). As such... View Article
A CITE (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate is a permit granted by an issuing authority that confirms a trade in... View Article
Just about five percent of life on Earth is animals. Overall, 82 percent of life on Earth is made up of plants, 13 percent is bacteria. Among the... View Article
The Lacey Law (also known as the Lacey Act) is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that... View Article
CITES stands for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and... View Article
The aim of the Stockholm Conference was to reflect a growing interest in conservation issues worldwide and laid the foundation for global... View Article
By ratifying the Stockholm Convention on January 12 2006, India became a part of the Stockholm Convention. As per latest reports about 184... View Article
As per latest reports about 184 countries are party to the Stockholm Convention, including the European Union. Notable countries that did not... View Article
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty that safeguards human health and the wider environment from harmful... View Article
