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environmental treaties, conventions, and protocols  

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  • Environmental treaties, conventions, and protocols are legally binding agreements among sovereign nations. At a global or regional scale, they are significant instruments to regulate natural resource utilization, conservation and environment protection, cross-sectoral integration, or security and emergency aspects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Environmental Treaties, conventions, and protocols]

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