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AP Environmental Science - Organization/Acts
Environmental Organizations and Acts
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Environmental Studies
11th Grade
11/01/2009

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Term
IUCN
Definition
WORLD CONSERVATION UNION

-International Organization that maintains a Red List of threatened species world-wide
Term
CITES
Definition
CONVENTION ON TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES

-An international treaty conveying some protection to endangered and threatened species by restricting trade inn those species or their products
Term
CBD
Definition
CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

-The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty to sustain the diversity of life on Earth.
Term
GBO2
Definition
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY OUTLOOK 2

-Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 assesses the current status and trends of biodiversity and the key drivers of biodiversity loss
Term
Biological wealth
Definition
The life-sustaining combination of commercial, scientific, and aesthetic values imparted to a region by its biota
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