Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State
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The Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State, also known as the London Convention of 1933,[1][2] was an early agreement among colonial powers for the conservation of nature.[3] As one of the first general conservation agreement in Africa, and the first to specifically protect a plant species, it has been called the Magna Carta of wildlife conservation[4] and "the high point of institutionalised global nature protection before the Second World War".[5]
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Context | Wildlife conservation |
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Drafted | November 8, 1933 (1933-11-08) |
Location | London |
Effective | January 14, 1936 (1936-01-14) |
Condition | 4 ratifications |
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Depositary | United Kingdom |
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