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Global biodiversity conventions and bodies
The international conventions and bodies that govern biodiversity, on trade in wildlife, migratory species, genetic resources and global targets, and the assessments that report on the state of nature. Prelims has asked about the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and about which international agreements bear on biodiversity.
UPSC has asked
- Prelims 2014: international agreements that have a bearing on biodiversity
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WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
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Adopted at the 12th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva in 2022, it prohibits subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and for overfished stocks, and covers marine wild capture fishing. It is the first WTO agreement with an environmental objective.
What changed
21 Jul 2026New subject
- India has joined the agreement.
The Hindu, 21 Jul 2026: India joins WTO's agreement on fisheries subsidies (opens in a new tab)
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