Article 3: Principle
Article 3 of CBD.
Release date | 18/10/2006 |
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Geographical coverage | Global |
Keywords | Text of convention |
States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the
principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own
resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the
responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or
control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas
beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.