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Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa on the work of its Third Meeting [Advance]
United Nations Environment Programme
The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) under the theme “From decisions to action: working for Africa with a safe chemicals and waste future”, was held
in Brazzaville from 12 to 14 February 2020 and was hosted by the Government of the Congo. The three-day meeting began with a two-day expert segment on 12 and 13 February, followed by a ministerial segment on 14 February.
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2020 |
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Synthesis of Voluntary Submissions by Functional Commissions of the Economic and Social Council and other Intergovernmental Bodies and Forums - Note by the Secretariat
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The present document provides a synthesis of the voluntary submissions prepared by functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and other intergovernmental bodies and forums. It synthesizes the 62 voluntary submissions received as at 23 April 2019 and does not suggest a formal reporting link to the forum or modify any entity’s mandate or governance. It reflects how the intergovernmental bodies are responding to the theme of the 2019 high-level political forum, including the lessons learned, gaps and challenges and emerging issues identified, as well as the recommendations developed, by the entities.
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2019 |
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Regional Workshop on Development of the Report on the “State of Marine Ecosystems and shared Living Marine Resource in the
Wider Caribbean (CLME+ and Gulf of Mexico)”and Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the CLME+ Crowne Plaza Panama |Panama City, Panama 3 – 4 December 2018: Workshop Report
United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme
The State of the Marine Ecosystems and shared Living Marine Resource in the CLME+ report and the Regional Strategy and Action Plan will cover the management and protection of coral reefs and associated sub-ecosystems, namely, mangroves and sea grass beds. The report and the strategy will consider impacts of climate change and adaptation, as well as socio-economic issues such as gender and poverty.
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2019 |
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Meeting Report: Expert Consultation Meeting on Mercury Monitoring on Soil and Biota
United Nations Environment Programme
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2019 |
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Legal Readiness for Climate Finance: Private Sector Opportunities - Report and Findings of Roundtable held at King’s College London, 25 January 2019
United Nations Environment Programme
This report summarises the agenda and findings of the Legal Readiness for Climate Finance: Private Sector Opportunities roundtable co-convened by King’s College London, UN Environment, and Legal Response International. It is part of an ongoing King’s College
London/UN Environment partnership to stimulate collaborations and mutual learning between public and private stakeholders in developing and developed countries for transformational change.
This roundtable was aimed at the public sector and focused on experiences of Kenya and Mexico as case-studies. Delegates at that workshop subsequently indicated a strong desire to engage with the private sector, especially lawyers, financiers, and investors.
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2019 |
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Progress in the Implementation of Resolution 3/3 on Contributions of the United Nations Environment Assembly to the high-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development - Report of the Executive Director
United Nations Environment Programme
The present report provides an update on the implementation of paragraph 6 of United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 3/3,1 on contributions of the Environment Assembly to the high-level political forum on sustainable development, which seeks to enhance the contributions of the Environment Assembly to the forum with a view to providing the overarching environmental perspective of sustainable development and promoting the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system. The forum takes place annually in July, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, and every four years in September, with participation by Heads of State and Government, under the auspices of the General Assembly. In 2019 the forum will take place in both July and September, with the theme “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”. The present report outlines the steps taken to provide meaningful contributions to the forum and suggests concrete steps for further enhancing these contributions.
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2018 |
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Gaps in International Environmental Law and Environment-related Instruments: Towards a Global Pact for the Environment - Report of the Secretary-General [Advance]
United Nations Secretary-General
The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/277 entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit, at its seventy-third session in 2018, a technical and evidence-based report that identifies and assesses possible gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments with a view to strengthening their implementation.
The report reviews and analyses the corpus of international environmental law and environment-related instruments as well as the governance structure and implementation of international environmental law. It reveals gaps and deficiencies at multiple levels.
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2018 |
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Síntesis del avance en la implementación de las decisiones de la XX Reunión del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe
United Nations Environment Programme
Un resumen del avance en la implementación de las decisiones de la XX Reunión del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe realizada en Cartagena, Colombia del 28 al 31 de marzo de 2016.
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2018 |
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Future Shape of International Law to address Pollution of Global Significance affecting the Earth's Ecosystems: Consolidated Report of Initial Consideration by Experts
United Nations Environment Programme
This report gives an overview of recommendations of the Montevideo Experts on a more holistic approach necessary in international law to address global environmental issues.
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2018 |
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Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) in the Western Indian Ocean - Session 8: From Science to Policy Paper 1
Wildlife Conservation Society
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) has been identified as a global hotspot for chondrichthyan diversity, with 130 shark, 86 batoid (wedgefishes, skates and rays) and 11 chimaera species identified to date. The WIO is one of four global hotspots for chondrichthyan evolutionary distinctiveness, giving the region’s chondrichthyans a high irreplaceability index, and highlighting the need for their conservation.
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