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number of other, bilateral agreements have been made which reinforce the
RAMSAR Convention as well as extending Australia’s commitment to protect
migratory birds other than waterfowl, birds in danger of extinction, and
their environments. These, which include an Agreement for the Protection
of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment
between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan 1974 (JAMBA),
as well as one between the Government of Australia and the People's
Republic of China 1986 (CAMBA), could be of indirect relevance to marine
invertebrates through the protection of coastal habitat.
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