SPECIAL REPORTS
GLOBAL HARMONISATION OF NATIONAL REPORTING TO BIODIVERSITYRELATED CONVENTIONS
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arties to multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are required to submit national reports to convention secretariats primarily to demonstrate compliance with the convention, develop an overview of its implementation, assess its effectiveness and take stock of the work that has been done to identify measures that have to be undertaken for the future. National reports also provide information on the status and trends on biodiversity that will enable informed decision-making as well as identify necessary interactions with other processes and agencies in biodiversity conservation. ASEAN BIODIVERSITY
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