The preparation and publication of the fifth edition of the Covenant is a project of the Elisabeth Haub. Foundation for Environmental Law and Policy, Germany.The Environmental Permitting Summer School begins on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 with two Early Bird Discussion Sessions and concludes on Friday, July 18, 2025. The CITES permit system is the backbone of the regulation of trade in specimens of species, included in the three Appendices of the Convention. The primary aim of the Convention on Wetlands is the conservation and wise use of wetland biomes. The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The Convention was adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and came into force in 1975. The Basel Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement. In the International Convention on. "International cooperation centred on the Paris Agreement is indispensable to climate action.