ESS Group Task

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CITES

Ensures International trade does not endanger threatened species

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna an Flora

IGO

little connection to local communities affected by environmental damage

decisions politically driven

Lot of Bureaucracy

Can have legal ramifications if countries don't follow their word

Make decisions at an international level

Example UN and the IPCC which is active in Germany

Consist of members from different countries

NGO

Can receive significant media attention and raise public awareness.

Direct and indirect action - putting themselves in danger -> some tactics are illegal and members can be arrested

Or at an international level - range of related concerns such as WWF, Birdlife International, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, eg protecting the Amazon for life

Focus on one concern in one location - eg Brainforest focuses on protecting rainforest in Gabon

Try to change policies, legislation and behavior at the individual level

Environment NGO's began in the 1960s

Funded by charitable donations and membership fees

Non-profit, voluntary organisations

Comaring and Contrasting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Provision of information to the public of latest reviews

Long and lengthy decision making process.

Politically driven decisions rather than decisions determined by the best strategy to achieve conservation biodiversity.

Direct communication with the media

Brainforest- focuses on protecting the rainforest in Gabon

Subtopic

Through research assess the situation, identify threats and potential solutions

Use education as a main form of activism

Global Agrrements

Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn) 1979

Promotes coordination of conservation measures between nations within a migratory range

Focuses on conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats

Ratified by 120 nations

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar) 1971

Promotes cooperation between member states on trans-boundary wetlands systems and shared species

Designates wetlands of international importance and ensures the effective management of these Ramsar sites

Focuses on conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and resources

Ratified by more than 160 nations

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 1952

Aims to prevent introduction and spread of disease which could damage:

Wild plants

Cultivated plants

Ratified by more than 180 nations.