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International organizations and their mandates related to Environment , Technology , Economy

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Madrid Protocol : Protects the environment of the Antarctic Treaty. Cartagena Protocol : Focuses on biotechnological safety. Gothenburg Protocol : Aims to reduce acidification, eutrophication, and ozone in the troposphere. Aarhus Protocol : Addresses heavy metals. Helsinki Protocol : Aims to reduce sulfur emissions Context: The EU Nature Restoration Law recently came into force. The Nature Restoration Law is an EU regulation aimed at restoring the EU ’ s nature and ecosystems to a good ecological state. It supports sustainable economic development, agricultural production, renewable energy, human health, well-being, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Key goals by 2030 include restoring at least 25,000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers , reversing pollinator decline, enhancing biodiversity in agricultural and forest ecosystems, and contributing to planting at least three billion additional trees at the EU level. About the Law:   •     ...