a

acceptance
Access and benefit sharing
access right
access rights
Access to genetic resources
Access to information
access to just
Access to justice
accession
Accountability
acid precipitation
Acts
adaptation
Adaptation Fund
additionality
adoption
adverse effect
Adverse effects
Advisory bodies
advisory body
advisory opinion
Afforestation
Agreements
Agricultural land
Agricultural practice
Agriculture
agro-ecosystem
Agro-ecosystems
agrobiodiversity
Agroforestry
Agroindustry
Air pollution
air pollution (non-stationary sources)
air pollution (stationary sources)
Air quality
Air quality standards
Alien species
Allocation
Alternative dispute resolution
alternative substance
Alternative substances
Alternatives
amendment
amendment procedure
Animal health
annex
Anthropocene
Appendices
appropriate destination
Aquaculture
Arbitration
Areas beyond national jurisdiction
arid ecosystem
arid zone
Artisanal fishery
Artisanal mining
atmospheric ozone
Aviation

b

Ballast water
Benefit sharing
Benefits
Best available techniques
Best environmental practices
best practice
bilateral agreement
Bilateral agreements
Bills
bioaccumulation
biocide
Biocides
Biodegradation
Biodiesel
biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
biodiversity hotspot
Biodiversity loss
biodiversity offset
Bioethanol
Biofuel
Biogas
Biohazards
Biological contamination
Biological Diversity
Biomass
biome
Biomes
Biomethane
Bioprospecting
Biosafety
Biosecurity
biosphere reserve
Biosphere reserves
Biotechnology
Black carbon
blue carbon
breeders' right
Breeders' rights
budget
bureau
By-catch
By-laws
by-product
By-products

c

candidate chemical
Capacity building
Captive breeding
Carbon dioxide
carbon offset
carbon stock
Carbon storage
Cargo ships
Certification
chemical
Chemical engineering
Chemicals
Chlorofluorocarbons
Circular economy approach
Civil society
Clean Development Mechanism
clearing-house mechanism
Clearing-house mechanisms
Climate change
climate change adaptation
climate change mitigation
climate justice
climate technology
co-processing
coastal biodiversity
coastal ecosystem
Coastal management
coastal wetland
Code
Codes of conduct
Codex alimentarius
Codification
Commercial fishery
committee
committee of the whole
common but differentiated responsibilities
common heritage of mankind
Compensation
Compliance
compliance committee
Compliance committees
compliance mechanism
Concepts
Conference of the Parties
connectivity conservation
conservation easement
Conservation easements
Conservation of species
Conservation status
Constitutional law
Consultation
Consumer protection
Contaminated sites
contiguous zone
Contiguous zones
continental shelf
Continental shelves
Conventional energy
Conventions
Cooperative farming
coral reef
Coral reefs
Corporate Social Responsibility
cost-benefit analysis
Critically endangered species
Cultural heritage
Customary law
Customs

d

dam
Dams
Data collection
de-listing
debt swap
decision
Decision-making
declaration
Declarations
Decontamination
Deep sea
Deforestation
Delimitation
depositary
depository
derivative
Derivatives
Desert
Desertification
Detergent
developed country
Developing countries
developing country
Development aid
dioxin
Dioxins
disabled people
disaster
Disaster risk reduction
Disasters
disease
Diseases
Dispute settlement
Domestic trade
Domestic waste
Drainage
drift net fishing
Drinking water
drought
Droughts
dry farming
Dryland
Dumping

e

Early warning system
ecolabel
Ecolabels
ecological character
economic assessment
Economic assessments
economic instrument
Economic instruments
Economy
economy in transition
ecosystem
Ecosystem approach
ecosystem management
Ecosystem preservation
Ecosystem restoration
ecosystem service
Ecosystem services
Ecotourism
ecotoxicity
Education
Effluent waste
Electro-magnetic pollution
Electronic waste
emission
Emission reduction
emission standard
Emission standards
Emissions
Emissions trading
Endangered species
Energy
Energy efficiency
energy installation
Energy installations
Enforcement
entry into force
Environment
Environmental conservation
environmental cost allocation
Environmental crime
Environmental damage
environmental fate
environmental footprint
Environmental Governance
Environmental Impact Assessment
environmental indicator
Environmental indicators
Environmental law
Environmental management
Environmental management and protection
environmental migration
Environmental policy
environmental procurement
Environmental rights
Environmental risk
Environmental Rule of Law
Environmental security
environmental standard
Environmental standards
Equality
Equity
Erosion
Estuary
Eutrophication
Evaluation
ex-situ conservation
Excavation
Exclusive Economic Zones
exemption
Exemptions
Exploitation
export
Exports
Exposure
Expropriation
Extinction
extraordinary Conference of the Parties
Extreme weather

f

fee
Fees
fertilizer
Fertilizers
Financial institutions
financial mechanism
Financial mechanisms
Financial rules
Fisheries management
Fishery
Fishing licences
fishing method
Fishing methods
Flag vessels
Flame retardant
Flood control
Food
Food aid
food chain
Food chains
Food quality control
Food safety
Food security
food shortage
forest biodiversity
Forest conservation
Forest ecosystems
Forest management
Fracturing
Free Terms
Freshwater fishery
fund
Funds
fungicide
Fungicides
furan
Furans

g

Gender
Genetic diversity
Genetic engineering
Genetic erosion
genetic resource
genetic resource for food and agriculture
Genetic resources
Genetic resources for food and agriculture
genetically modified organism
Genetically modified organisms
geoengineering
Geothermal energy
glacier
Glaciers
Global strategies
Governance
Governing bodies
governing body
Green economies
green economy
green infrastructure
greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gases
Groundwater

h

habitat
habitat loss
Habitats
harmful subsidy
hazardous substance
Hazardous substances
Hazardous waste
Health
Health risks
Healthcare
heavy metal
Heavy metals
herbicide
Herbicides
High seas
Human health
Human rights
Human well-being
human-made wetland
Hunting
Hydroelectric energy
Hydrological cycle

i

Illegal fishing
Illegal logging
Illegal trade
Illegal traffic
Implementation
implementation
import
Import/export
Imports
in-situ conservation
incidental taking
indicator species
Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous species
industrial chemical
Industrial chemicals
Industrial effluent
Industrial waste
Industry
Information exchange
Infrastructure
inland water
Inland waters
inland wetland
insecticide
Insecticides
institution building
Institutions
Integrated management
Integrated pest management
Integration principle
intellectual property right
Intellectual property rights
Intensive farming
Intergenerational equity
intergovernmental organization
Intergovernmental organizations
international agreement
International cooperation
international organization
International organizations
international watercourse
International watercourses
intragenerational equity
Introduction from the sea
Invasive alien species
invasive species
Inventory
island biodiversity
island ecosystem
Island ecosystems
Issues of concern

j

Joint implementation
joint liaison group
Jurisdiction
Jurisprudence

k

kyoto mechanism
Kyoto mechanisms

l

Labelling
Land
land acquisition
land access
Land acquisition
Land degradation
land degradation neutrality
Land reclamation
Land rehabilitation
land restoration
Land tenure
Land use change
Land-based marine pollution
Landfill
landlocked developing country
landscape
Landscapes
Law reform
lead
Least developed countries
least developed country
Legal status
LEO Thesaurus
Liability
licence
Licences
Life cycle
Light pollution
Litigation
Livelihood
Livestock farming
Living modified organisms
Local administration
Local communities
Logging
long-range air pollution
long-term temperature goal
LULUCF

m

Malnutrition
Marine and Freshwater
Marine biodiversity
Marine debris
Marine ecosystems
Marine fishery
marine genetic resource
Marine pollution
Marine protected areas
Marine resources conservation
marine spatial planning
Maritime zones
Maximum Sustainable Yield
Mediation
Medical waste
Memorandum of Understanding
Mercury
Methane
Microfinance
Micronutrient deficiency
migration route
Migration routes
Migratory species
Military activity
mineral resource
Mineral resources
Mining
mitigation
Monitoring
Montevideo Programme V
mountain biodiversity
mountain ecosystem
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
multilateral system
mutually agreed term
Mutually agreed terms

n

nanoparticle
national focal point
National focal points
National jurisdiction
National law
national park
National parks
national report
National reports
National strategies
national strategy
nationally determined contribution
Nationally Determined Contributions
Natural gas
Natural heritage
Natural resources management
nature reserve
Nature reserves
Nature’s contributions to people
Navigation
Negotiations
Nitrous oxide
no harm rule
Noise pollution
nomination
Nominations
non-detriment finding
non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organizations
non-party
Non-timber product
notification
notification obligation
Nuclear energy

o

objection
Objections
observer
Observers
ocean acidification
offence
Offences
Oil pollution
online reporting system
Organic farming
Organic waste
Outer space
Overfishing
Overgrazing
Ozone
ozone depleting potential
ozone layer depletion

p

party
Pathogens
Payment for ecosystem service
PCB
peatland
penalty
Persistence
Persistent organic pollutant
pesticide
Pesticides
Pests
phasing out
phytosanitary measure
Phytosanitary measures
plant genetic resource
Plant genetic resources
Plant production
Plant protection
Plant varieties
plant variety
Plastic pollution
Plastic waste
Plastics
Poisoning
polar biodiversity
polar ecosystem
Political status
Pollutant emission
Polluter pays principle
Pollution
Population growth
Poverty
Poverty reduction
preamble
Precautionary principle
Prevention
principle of non-regression
Prior informed consent
Private sector
Production forests
property right
Property rights
protected area
Protected areas
Protection of habitat
protection of species
protocol
Public awareness
Public health
Public participation
Public sector
Public-private partnership

r

Radioactive contamination
Radioactive waste
RAMSAR site
RAMSAR sites
range state
Range states
ratification
recommendation
Recycling
REDD
REDD+
Reforestation
Registration
Regulations
Reintroduction
Renewable energy
Repopulation
Reporting
reservation
Reservations
Resilience
resolution
resource accounting
Resource efficiency
Resource use
Resources management
Rio marker
Riparian zones
Risk assessment
Risk management
Rule of law
Rules of Procedure
Rural development

s

Safety
Safety measures
sanction
Sanitation
Science
Scientific bodies
Sea level rise
secretariat
semi-arid ecosystem
semi-arid zone
severely restricted chemical
Severely restricted chemicals
Ship-based marine pollution
Shipping industry
signature
small island developing country
Small-scale farming
social media
Social welfare
Soft law
soil
Soil conservation
Soil degradation
Soil improvement
Soil pollution
Soil quality
Solar energy
Solid waste
Sound environmental management
Sovereignty
Spatial planning
special report
species
Stakeholder engagement
stakeholder engagement
standing committee
Standing committees
standing to sue
Storage
Stunting
sub-humid ecosystem
sub-humid zone
subsidiary body
Subsidiary body on implementation
Subsidies
subsidy
Surface water
Sustainable development
Sustainable forest management
Sustainable production
sustainable tourism
Sustainable use
Synergy

t

tax
Taxes
taxonomy
Technical assistance
Technical guidelines
technology
Technology transfer
territorial water
Territorial waters
Threatened species
tidal energy
Total Allowable Catch
Tourism
Toxicity
Toxicology
Trade
Trade in species
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
trade-related intellectual property right
Traditional medicine
transboundary effect
Transboundary effects
Transport
Transshipment
Treaties
tropical ecosystem
tropical rainforest
Tropospheric ozone

u

unintentional POP
urban agriculture
urban ecosystem
Urban ecosystems
Urban planning
Urbanization

v

Vessels
voluntary environmental agreement
Voluntary environmental agreements
voting
Vulnerability
vulnerable ecosystem
Vulnerable species

w

Waste
Waste collection
Waste disposal
Waste exports
Waste incineration
Waste management
Waste prevention
Waste recovery
Waste reduction
Waste storage
Waste treatment
Wasting
Water abstraction
Water conservation
Water pollution
Water quality
water quality standard
Water quality standards
water resource
Water resources management
water right
Water rights
water shortage
Water shortages
Water supply
Water treatment
Water use
waterbird
Waterbirds
watercourse
Watercourses
wetland
wetland ecosystem
wetland mitigation
wetland restoration
Wetlands
Wild fauna
Wild flora
Wild meat
wilderness area
Wilderness areas
wildlife
Wildlife corridors
wildlife crime
wildlife product
Wildlife products
Wind energy
withdrawal
working group

z

Zoning