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Convención Interamericana para la Protección y Conservación de las Tortugas Marinas (CIT)
IAC
(Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC))
5275 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia , USA, 22041-3803, USA
Colombia
Type
International / Intergovernmental
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Telephone
(703) 358-1828
http://www.iacseaturtle.org/defaulteng.htm
Activities
The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (“IAC”) is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the legal framework for countries in the American Continent to take action in the benefit of sea turtles.
The Convention promotes the protection, conservation, and recovery of the populations of sea turtles and those habitats on which they depend, on the basis of the best available data and taking into consideration the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the Parties (Article II, Text of the Convention). These actions should cover both nesting beaches and the Parties’ territorial waters.