2010 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Convention on Cooperation on Environment

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Convention on Cooperation on Environment intends to promote closer cooperation among the Parties for the protection and preservation, management and enhancement of the environment. Its objective is to promote cooperation among the parties in the fields of environment and sustainable development, on the basis of equity, reciprocity and mutual benefit. Cooperation extends to the exchange of best practices and knowledge, capacity building and transfer of eco-friendly technology in a number of areas including afforestation and reforestation, air quality management, biological diversity, climate change, coastal zone management, coral reef management, ecosystem management for sustainable livelihoods, global environmental issues, land degradation and desertification, mountain ecosystem glaciers and glacial lake (including high altitude) hydrological monitoring, river ecosystem (including river cleaning, seawater and freshwater quality management), strengthening disaster management capabilities, waste management, wildlife conservation and combating illegal trade in wildlife and bio-resources, water management and conservation, environmental impact assessment studies, soil erosion and sedimentation, and the role/impact of human activity.