Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The protection of endangered species is one of the significant and emergent issues in the global community and international environmental law provides for the protection of this segment of the environment. This article discusses of some of the indispensable principles of International Environmental law treaties and conventions this include; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Ramsar Convention on wetlands of International Importance, The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and The World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It also investigates the Pakistan national law and present status of the endangered species in Pakistan. In the article, the role of international environmental law regarding endangered species in Pakistan has been described along with the issues. Lastly, recommendations on how endangered species may be protected in Pakistan using international environmental law is given. This article endeavors to add his ideas to the process of preservation of the endangered biological population and furthering the purposes of effective development in the territory of Pakistan.
Institution: University of Sindh
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405996336