Negotiator's toolkit

The Preparatory Commission deliberated on governance issues, operation of the Clearing-House Mechanism, and financial rules, resources, and the financial mechanism to prepare for the imminent entry into force of the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement).

Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

海洋和淡水

Many hoped this meeting would lead to the adoption of a new treaty to end plastic pollution but, try as they might, delegates were unable to reach consensus and left Geneva amid uncertainty as to what the next steps might

海洋和淡水,

危险化学品和废物

Parties sought to match the ambition needed to reverse the alarming trends of wetland loss and degradation through increased synergies with other multilateral environmental agreements, institutional strengthening, enhanced implementation tools, partnerships and networks, and adequate financial support.

The Convention on Wetlands

环境治理,

海洋和淡水

The three weeks of meetings revealed both how far the International Seabed Authority has come over the past 30 years and how far it must go before it can effectively fulfil its mandate of controlling deep seabed activities for the

Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources

海洋和淡水

Meeting under the theme of “Making visible the invisible,” parties adopted a series of decisions that seek to protect human health and the environment. These decisions, however, were challenged by the complexities of modern supply chains and the economic importance

鹿特丹公约,

斯德哥尔摩公约,

巴塞尔公约

环境治理,

危险化学品和废物

Preparing for the entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement, delegates addressed the nuts and bolts that will guide its orderly implementation, including rules of procedure, arrangements for the Secretariat, funding, arrangements with the Global Environment Facility and operationalization of

Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

生物多样性,

海洋和淡水

Delegates approved the implementation and review of Global Plans of Action and other activities on plant, animal, aquatic, forest, and microorganism and invertebrate genetic resources for food and agriculture. The Commission also launched two flagship “State of the World” reports

土地和农业

Standing at a crossroads, the Authority needs to balance or resolve competing interests and approaches toward commercial deep-sea mining, especially in light of the announcement that a company has initiated a process to apply for exploration licenses and commercial recovery

Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources

海洋和淡水

Members reaffirmed the central role of sustainable tropical timber trade in meeting global environmental and development objectives. Yet, despite high global funding levels for forests, clarity on how these ambitions will be financed remains limited.

International Tropical Timber Agreement