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ضمان وجود أنماط استهلاك وإنتاج مستدامة.

12.8

ضمان أن تتوافر للناس في كل مكان المعلومات ذات الصلة والوعي بالتنمية المستدامة وأنماط العيش في وئام مع الطبيعة بحلول عام 2030.

Indicators
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development (including climate change education) are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
 الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان 19 لكل شخص الحق في حرية الرأي والتعبير، ويشمل هذا الحق حرية اعتناق الآراء دون أي تدخل، واستقاء الأنباء والأفكار وتلقيها وإذاعتها بأية وسيلة كانت دون تقيد بالحدود الجغرافية.
26.2 يجب أن تهدف التربية إلى إنماء شخصية الإنسان إنماء كاملاً، وإلى تعزيز احترام الإنسان والحريات الأساسية وتنمية التفاهم والتسامح والصداقة بين جميع الشعوب والجماعات العنصرية أو الدينية، وإلى زيادة مجهود الأمم المتحدة لحفظ السلام.
27.2 لكل فرد الحق في حماية المصالح الأدبية والمادية المترتبة على إنتاجه العلمي أو الأدبي أو الفني.
العهد الدولي الخاص بالحقوق المدنية والسياسية 19.1 لكل إنسان حق في اعتناق آراء دون مضايقة.
19.2 لكل إنسان حق في حرية التعبير. ويشمل هذا الحق حريته في التماس مختلف ضروب المعلومات والأفكار وتلقيها ونقلها إلى آخرين دونما اعتبار للحدود، سواء على شكل مكتوب أو مطبوع أو في قالب فني أو بأية وسيلة أخرى يختارها.
العهد الدولي الخاص بالحقوق الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية 13.1 تقر الدول الأطراف في هذا العهد بحق كل فرد في التربية والتعليم. وهى متفقة على وجوب توجيه التربية والتعليم إلى الإنماء الكامل للشخصية الإنسانية والحس بكرامتها وإلى توطيد احترام حقوق الإنسان والحريات الأساسية. وهى متفقة كذلك على وجوب استهداف التربية والتعليم تمكين كل شخص من الإسهام بدور نافع في مجتمع حر، وتوثيق أواصر التفاهم والتسامح والصداقة بين جميع الأمم ومختلف الفئات السلالية أو الإثنية أو الدينية، ودعم الأنشطة التي تقوم بها الأمم المتحدة من أجل صيانة السلم.
15.1 تقر الدول الأطراف في هذا العهد بأن من حق كل فرد:
15-1-(ب) أن يتمتع بفوائد التقدم العلمي وبتطبيقاته،
اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة
10 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة للقضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة لكي تكفل لها حقوقا مساوية لحقوق الرجل في ميدان التربية، وبوجه خاص لكي تكفل، على أساس المساواة بين الرجل والمرأة:
10-(ج) القضاء على أي مفهوم نمطي عن دور الرجل ودور المرأة في جميع مراحل التعليم بجميع أشكاله، عن طريق تشجيع التعليم المختلط، وغيره من أنواع التعليم التي تساعد في تحقيق هذا الهدف، ولا سيما عن طريق تنقيح كتب الدراسة والبرامج المدرسية وتكييف أساليب التعليم،
10 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة للقضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة لكي تكفل لها حقوقا مساوية لحقوق الرجل في ميدان التربية، وبوجه خاص لكي تكفل، على أساس المساواة بين الرجل والمرأة:
10-(ح) إمكانية الحصول على معلومات تربوية محددة تساعد على كفالة صحة الأسر ورفاهها، بما في ذلك المعلومات والإرشادات التي تتناول تنظيم الأسرة.
14.2 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة للقضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة في المناطق الريفية لكي تكفل لها، على أساس المساواة بين الرجل والمرأة، أن تشارك في التنمية الريفية وتستفيد منها، وتكفل للريفية بوجه خاص الحق في:
14-2-(ح) التمتع بظروف معيشية ملائمة، ولا سيما فيما يتعلق بالإسكان والمرافق الصحية والإمداد بالكهرباء والماء، والنقل، والمواصلات.
اتفاقية حقوق الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة
9.2 تتخذ الدول الأطراف أيضا التدابير المناسبة الرامية إلى:
9-2-(ز) تشجيع إمكانية وصول الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة إلى تكنولوجيات ونظم المعلومات والاتصال الجديدة، بما فيها شبكة الإنترنت،
9.2 تتخذ الدول الأطراف أيضا التدابير المناسبة الرامية إلى:
9-2-(ح) تشجيع تصميم وتطوير وإنتاج وتوزيع تكنولوجيات ونظم معلومات واتصالات يمكن للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة الوصول إليها، في مرحلة مبكرة، كي تكون هذه التكنولوجيات والنظم في المتناول بأقل تكلفة.
21 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة التي تكفل ممارسة الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة لحقهم في حرية التعبير والرأي، بما في ذلك الحق في طلب معلومات وأفكار، وتلقيها، والإفصاح عنها، على قدم المساواة مع الآخرين، وعن طريق جميع وسائل الاتصال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم، على النحو المعرّف في المادة 2 من هذه الاتفاقية، بما في ذلك ما يلي:
21-(أ) تزويد الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة بمعلومات موجهة لعامة الناس باستعمال الأشكال والتكنولوجيات السهلة المنال والملائمة لمختلف أنواع الإعاقة في الوقت المناسب وبدون تحميل الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة تكلفة إضافية،
21 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة التي تكفل ممارسة الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة لحقهم في حرية التعبير والرأي، بما في ذلك الحق في طلب معلومات وأفكار، وتلقيها، والإفصاح عنها، على قدم المساواة مع الآخرين، وعن طريق جميع وسائل الاتصال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم، على النحو المعرّف في المادة 2 من هذه الاتفاقية، بما في ذلك ما يلي:
21-(ب) قبول وتيسير قيام الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة في معاملتهم الرسمية باستعمال لغة الإشارة وطريقة برايل وطرق الاتصال المعززة البديلة وجميع وسائل وطرق وأشكال الاتصال الأخرى سهلة المنال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم،
21 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة التي تكفل ممارسة الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة لحقهم في حرية التعبير والرأي، بما في ذلك الحق في طلب معلومات وأفكار، وتلقيها، والإفصاح عنها، على قدم المساواة مع الآخرين، وعن طريق جميع وسائل الاتصال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم، على النحو المعرّف في المادة 2 من هذه الاتفاقية، بما في ذلك ما يلي:
21-(ج) حث الكيانات الخاصة التي تقدم خدمات إلى عامة الناس، بما في ذلك عن طريق شبكة الإنترنت، على تقديم معلومات وخدمات للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة بأشكال سهلة المنال والاستعمال،
21 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة التي تكفل ممارسة الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة لحقهم في حرية التعبير والرأي، بما في ذلك الحق في طلب معلومات وأفكار، وتلقيها، والإفصاح عنها، على قدم المساواة مع الآخرين، وعن طريق جميع وسائل الاتصال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم، على النحو المعرّف في المادة 2 من هذه الاتفاقية، بما في ذلك ما يلي:
21-(د) تشجيع وسائط الإعلام الجماهيري، بما في ذلك مقدمي المعلومات عن طريق شبكة الإنترنت، على جعل خدماتها في متناول الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة،
21 تتخذ الدول الأطراف جميع التدابير المناسبة التي تكفل ممارسة الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة لحقهم في حرية التعبير والرأي، بما في ذلك الحق في طلب معلومات وأفكار، وتلقيها، والإفصاح عنها، على قدم المساواة مع الآخرين، وعن طريق جميع وسائل الاتصال التي يختارونها بأنفسهم، على النحو المعرّف في المادة 2 من هذه الاتفاقية، بما في ذلك ما يلي:
21-(ه) الاعتراف بلغات الإشارة وتشجيع استخدامها.
24.3 تمكن الدول الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة من تعلم مهارات حياتية ومهارات في مجال التنمية الاجتماعية لتيسير مشاركتهم الكاملة في التعليم على قدم المساواة مع آخرين بوصفهم أعضاء في المجتمع. وتحقيقا لهذه الغاية، تتخذ الدول الأطراف تدابير مناسبة تشمل ما يلي:
24-3-(أ) تيسير تعلم طريقة برايل وأنواع الكتابة البديلة، وطرق ووسائل وأشكال الاتصال المعززة والبديلة، ومهارات التوجيه والتنقل، وتيسير الدعم والتوجيه عن طريق الأقران،
24.3 تمكن الدول الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة من تعلم مهارات حياتية ومهارات في مجال التنمية الاجتماعية لتيسير مشاركتهم الكاملة في التعليم على قدم المساواة مع آخرين بوصفهم أعضاء في المجتمع. وتحقيقا لهذه الغاية، تتخذ الدول الأطراف تدابير مناسبة تشمل ما يلي:
24-3-(ب) تيسير تعلم لغة الإشارة وتشجيع الهوية اللغوية لفئة الصُم،
24.3 تمكن الدول الأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة من تعلم مهارات حياتية ومهارات في مجال التنمية الاجتماعية لتيسير مشاركتهم الكاملة في التعليم على قدم المساواة مع آخرين بوصفهم أعضاء في المجتمع. وتحقيقا لهذه الغاية، تتخذ الدول الأطراف تدابير مناسبة تشمل ما يلي:
24-3-(ج) كفالة توفير التعليم للمكفوفين والصُم أو الصُم المكفوفين، وخاصة الأطفال منهم، بأنسب اللغات وطرق ووسائل الاتصال للأشخاص المعنيين، وفي بيئات تسمح بتحقيق أقصى قدر من النمو الأكاديمي والاجتماعي.
إعلان الأمم المتحدة بشأن حقوق الشعوب الأصلية 15.1 للشعوب الأصلية الحق في أن يعبر التعليم والإعلام تعبيرا صحيحا عن جلال وتنوع ثقافاتها وتقاليدها وتاريخها وتطلعاتها.
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 1 In order to contribute to the protection of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being, each Party shall guarantee the rights of access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters in accordance with the provisions of this Convention.
3.2 Each Party shall endeavour to ensure that officials and authorities assist and provide guidance to the public in seeking access to information, in facilitating participation in decision-making and in seeking access to justice in environmental matters.
3.3 Each Party shall promote environmental education and environmental awareness among the public, especially on how to obtain access to information, to participate in decision-making and to obtain access to justice in environmental matters.
4.1 Each Party shall ensure that, subject to the following paragraphs of this article, public authorities, in response to a request for environmental information, make such information available to the public, within the framework of national legislation, including, where requested and subject to subparagraph (b) below, copies of the actual documentation containing or comprising such information:
4.4.g The interests of a third party which has supplied the information requested without that party being under or capable of being put under a legal obligation to do so, and where that party does not consent to the release of the material; or
5.1.b Mandatory systems are established so that there is an adequate flow of information to public authorities about proposed and existing activities which may significantly affect the environment;
5.1.c In the event of any imminent threat to human health or the environment, whether caused by human activities or due to natural causes, all information which could enable the public to take measures to prevent or mitigate harm arising from the threat and is held by a public authority is disseminated immediately and without delay to members of the public who may be affected.
5.2.b Establishing and maintaining practical arrangements, such as:
5.2.b.ii Requiring officials to support the public in seeking access to information under this Convention; and
5.2.b.iii The identification of points of contact; and
5.6 Each Party shall encourage operators whose activities have a significant impact on the environment to inform the public regularly of the environmental impact of their activities and products, where appropriate within the framework of voluntary eco-labelling or eco-auditing schemes or by other means.
5.7 Each Party shall:
5.7.b Publish, or otherwise make accessible, available explanatory material on its dealings with the public in matters falling within the scope of this Convention; and
6.2.d.iv An indication of the public authority from which relevant information can be obtained and where the relevant information has been deposited for examination by the public;
6.2.e The fact that the activity is subject to a national or transboundary environmental impact assessment procedure.
6.4 Each Party shall provide for early public participation, when all options are open and effective public participation can take place.
6.7 Procedures for public participation shall allow the public to submit, in writing or, as appropriate, at a public hearing or inquiry with the applicant, any comments, information, analyses or opinions that it considers relevant to the proposed activity.
Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Aarhus Convention 15.1 Each Party shall promote public awareness of its pollutant release and transfer registe r, and shall ensure that assistance and guidance are provided in accessing its register and in understanding and using the information contained in it.
16.2.a Public awareness at the international level;
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean 4.4 With the aim of contributing to the effective application of the present Agreement, each Party shall provide the public with information to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge on access rights.
5.2 The exercise of the right of access to environmental information includes:
5.2 The exercise of the right of access to environmental information includes:
5.2.a requesting and receiving information from competent authorities without mentioning any special interest or explaining the reasons for the request;
5.2 The exercise of the right of access to environmental information includes:
5.2.b being informed promptly whether the requested information is in possession or not of the competent authority receiving the request;
5.2 The exercise of the right of access to environmental information includes:
5.2.c being informed of the right to challenge and appeal when information is not delivered, and of the requirements for exercising this right.
5.3 Each Party shall facilitate access to environmental information for persons or groups in vulnerable situations, establishing procedures for the provision of assistance, from the formulation of requests through to the delivery of the information, taking into account their conditions and specificities, for the purpose of promoting access and participation under equal conditions.
5.4 Each Party shall guarantee that the above-mentioned persons or groups in vulnerable situations, including indigenous peoples and ethnic groups, receive assistance in preparing their requests and obtain a response.
5.11 The competent authorities shall guarantee that the environmental information is provided in the format requested by the applicant, if available. If such a format is not available, the environmental information shall be provided in the available format.
5.12 The competent authorities shall respond to requests for environmental information as quickly as possible and within a period not longer than 30 business days from the date of receipt of the request, or less if so stipulated in domestic legislation.
5.17 Environmental information shall be disclosed at no cost, insofar as its reproduction or delivery is not required. Reproduction and delivery costs shall be applied in accordance with the procedures established by the competent authority. Such costs shall be reasonable and made known in advance, and payment can be waived in the event that the applicant is deemed to be in a vulnerable situation or to have special circumstances warranting such a waiver.
6.1 Each Party shall guarantee, to the extent possible within available resources, that the competent authorities generate, collect, publicize and disseminate environmental information relevant to their functions in a systematic, proactive, timely, regular, accessible and comprehensible manner, and periodically update this information and encourage the disaggregation and decentralization of environmental information at the subnational and local levels. Each Party shall strengthen coordination between the different authorities of the State.
6.2 The competent authorities shall endeavour to ensure, to the extent possible, that environmental information is reusable, processable and available in formats that are accessible, and that no restrictions are placed on its reproduction or use, in accordance with domestic legislation.
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.a the texts of treaties and international agreements, as well as environmental laws, regulations and administrative acts;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.b reports on the state of the environment;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.c a list of public entities competent in environmental matters and, where possible, their respective areas of operation;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.d a list of polluted areas, by type of pollutant and location;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.e information on the use and conservation of natural resources and ecosystem services;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.f scientific, technical or technological reports, studies and information on environmental matters produced by academic and research institutions, whether public or private, national or foreign;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.g climate change sources aimed at building national capacities;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.h information on environmental impact assessment processes and on other environmental management instruments, where applicable, and environmental licences or permits granted by the public authorities;
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.i an estimated list of waste by type and, when possible, by volume, location and year; and
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.j information on the imposition of administrative sanctions in environmental matters.
6.3 Each Party shall have in place one or more up-to-date environmental information systems, which may include, inter alia:
6.3.z Each Party shall guarantee that environmental information systems are duly organized, accessible to all persons and made progressively available through information technology and georeferenced media, where appropriate.
6.4 Each Party shall take steps to establish a pollutant release and transfer register covering air, water, soil and subsoil pollutants, as well as materials and waste in its jurisdiction. This register will be established progressively and updated periodically.
6.6 In order to facilitate access by persons or groups in vulnerable situations to information that particularly affects them, each Party shall endeavour, where applicable, to ensure that the competent authorities disseminate environmental information in the various languages used in the country, and prepare alternative formats that are comprehensible to those groups, using suitable channels of communication.
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7.a information on the state of the environment and natural resources, including quantitative data, where possible;
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7.b national actions to fulfil environmental legal obligations;
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7.c advances in the implementation of the access rights; and
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7.d collaboration agreements among public, social and private sectors.
6.7 Each Party shall use its best endeavours to publish and disseminate at regular intervals, not exceeding five years, a national report on the state of the environment, which may contain:
6.7.z Such reports shall be drafted in an easily comprehensible manner and accessible to the public in different formats and disseminated through appropriate means, taking into account cultural realities. Each Party may invite the public to make contributions to these reports.
6.10 Each Party shall ensure that consumers and users have official, relevant and clear information on the environmental qualities of goods and services and their effects on health, favouring sustainable production and consumption patterns.
6.12 Each Party shall take the necessary measures, through legal or administrative frameworks, among others, to promote access to environmental information in the possession of private entities, in particular information on their operations and the possible risks and effects on human health and the environment.
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.a train authorities and civil servants on environmental access rights;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.b develop and strengthen environmental law and access rights awareness-raising and capacity-building programmes for, inter alia, the public, judicial and administrative officials, national human rights institutions and jurists;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.c provide the competent institutions and entities with adequate equipment and resources;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.d promote education and training on, and raise public awareness of, environmental matters, through, inter alia, basic educational modules on access rights for students at all levels of education;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.e develop specific measures for persons or groups in vulnerable situations, such as providing interpreters or translators in languages other than official languages when necessary;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.f acknowledge the importance of associations, organizations or groups that train the public on or raise public awareness of access rights;
10.2 Each Party, in line with its capacities, may take, inter alia, the following measures:
10.2.g strengthen capabilities to collect, retain and evaluate environmental information.
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 9.1 The Parties undertake to recognise that the right to freedom of expression of every person belonging to a national minority includes freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas in the minority language, without interference by public authorities and regardless of frontiers. The Parties shall ensure, within the framework of their legal systems, that persons belonging to a national minority are not discriminated against in their access to the media.
American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man IV Every person has the right to freedom of investigation, of opinion, and of the expression and dissemination of ideas, by any medium whatsoever.
XII Every person has the right to an education, which should be based on the principles of liberty, morality and human solidarity. Likewise every person has the right to an education that will prepare him to attain a decent life, to raise his standard of living, and to be a useful member of society. The right to an education includes the right to equality of opportunity in every case, in accordance with natural talents, merit and the desire to utilize the resources that the state or the community is in a position to provide. Every person has the right to receive, free, at least a primary education.
American Convention on Human Rights 13.1 Everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression. This right includes freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing, in print, in the form of art, or through any other medium of one's choice.
13.3 The right of expression may not be restricted by indirect methods or means, such as the abuse of government or private controls over newsprint, radio broadcasting frequencies, or equipment used in the dissemination of information, or by any other means tending to impede the communication and circulation of ideas and opinions.
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador) 13.2 The States Parties to this Protocol agree that education should be directed towards the full development of the human personality and human dignity and should strengthen respect for human rights, ideological pluralism, fundamental freedoms, justice and peace. They further agree that education ought to enable everyone to participate effectively in a democratic and pluralistic society and achieve a decent existence and should foster understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups and promote activities for the maintenance of peace.
الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب 9.1 Every individual shall have the right to receive information.
25 States parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to promote and ensure through teaching, education and publication, the respect of the rights and freedoms contained in the present Charter and to see to it that these freedoms and rights as well as corresponding obligations and duties are understood.
بروتوكول الميثاق الأفريقي لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب بشأن حقوق المرأة 18.2 States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to:
18.2.b promote research and investment in new and renewable energy sources and appropriate technologies, including information technologies and facilitate women's access to, and participation in their control;
19 Women shall have the right to fully enjoy their right to sustainable development. In this connection, the States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to:
19.b ensure participation of women at all levels in the conceptualisation, decision-making, implementation and evaluation of development policies and programmes;
اتفاقية التنوع البيولوجي 12 The Contracting Parties, taking into account the special needs of developing countries, shall:
12.a Establish and maintain programmes for scientific and technical education and training in measures for the identification, conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and its components and provide support for such education and training for the specific needs of developing countries;
12.b Promote and encourage research which contributes to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, particularly in developing countries, inter alia, in accordance with decisions of the Conference of the Parties taken in consequence of recommendations of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice;
12.c In keeping with the provisions of Articles 16. 13 and 20. promote and cooperate in the use of scientific advances in biological diversity research in developing methods for conservation and sustainable use of biological resources;
13 The Contracting Parties shall:
13.a Promote and encourage understanding of the importance of, and the measures required for, the conservation of biological diversity, as well as its propagation through media, and the inclusion of these topics in educational programmes;
13.b Cooperate, as appropriate, with other States and international organizations in developing educational and public awareness programmes, with respect to conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
17.1 The Contracting Parties shall facilitate the exchange of information, from all publicly available sources, relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking into account the special needs of developing countries.
17.2 Such exchange of information shall include exchange of results of technical, scientific and socio-economic research, as well as information on training and surveying programmes, specialized knowledge, indigenous and traditional knowledge as such and in combination with the technologies referred to in Article 16, paragraph 1. It shall also, where feasible, include repatriation of information .
18.1 The Contracting Parties shall promote international technical and scientific cooperation in the field of conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, where necessary, through the appropriate international and national institutions.
18.2 Each Contracting Party shall promote technical and scientific cooperation with other Contracting Parties, in particular developing countries, in implementing this Convention, inter alia, through the development and implementation of national policies. In promoting such cooperation, special attention should be given to the development and strengthening of national capabilities, by means of human resources development and institution building.
18.3 The Conference of the Parties, at its first meeting, shall determine how to establish a clearing-house mechanism to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation.
18.4 The Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with national legislation and policies, encourage and develop methods of cooperation for the development and use of technologies, including indigenous and traditional technologies, in pursuance of the objectives of this Convention. For this purpose, the Contracting Parties shall also promote cooperation in the training of personnel and exchange of experts.
18.5 The Contracting Parties shall, subject to mutual agreement, promote the establishment of joint researcn programmes and joint ventures for the development of technologies relevant to the objectives of this Convention.