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  2. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - Wikipedia

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    The Protocol, instead of using the AIA procedure, establishes a more simplified procedure for the transboundary movement of LMOs-FFP. Under this procedure, A Party must inform other Parties through the Biosafety Clearing-House, within 15 days, of its decision regarding domestic use of LMOs that may be subject to transboundary movement.

  3. Basel Convention - Wikipedia

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    The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to restrict the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries. [2]

  4. Nov. 13—ALPINE — Two Texas universities are partnering with state and federal agencies to study the transboundary movements of black bears and mountain lions along the U.S.-Mexico border in ...

  5. List of international environmental agreements - Wikipedia

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    ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution; Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate; Barcelona Convention for Protection against Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, 1976; Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel, 1989

  6. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    Oceanography – the branch of Earth sciences that studies the ocean, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents and waves; plate tectonics and the formation of underwater topography; and movements of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries.

  7. Child development stages - Wikipedia

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    Physical development. Typically grows at a similar rate to the previous month, usually growing between 1 and 1.5 inches (2.5 and 3.8 cm) and gaining about 2 pounds (910 g). [23] Resting heart rate is usually between 80 and 160 beats per minute, and it typically stays within that range until the infant is about one year old. [18] Motor development

  8. Transboundary protected area - Wikipedia

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    A transboundary protected area (TBPA) is an ecological protected area that spans boundaries of more than one country or sub-national entity. Such areas are also known as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) or peace parks. [1] [2] [3] TBPAs exist in many forms around the world, [4] and are established for various reasons. The preservation ...

  9. Physical geography - Wikipedia

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    Two historical events during the nineteenth century had a great effect on the further development of physical geography. The first was the European colonial expansion in Asia , Africa , Australia and even America in search of raw materials required by industries during the Industrial Revolution .