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IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2024

1st Part of the 29th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority

Environmental externalities, underwater cultural heritage, test mining, regional environmental management plans, environmental compensation fund, royalties, safety measures… The list goes on. New elements continue to be added to the already complex and interlinked group of elements that need to be

MEAs:
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources
Topics:
Marine and Freshwater
Keywords:
International Seabed Authority, Listing, Compliance Committee, Ecosystem services
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2023

59th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council

The Council adopted five decisions, including: to determine by 1 June 2024 on extending the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 to 2029; projects for sustainable forest management and related objectives; its budget and work programme for 2024-25; and a four-year

MEAs:
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Keywords:
International Tropical Timber Organization, Sustainable Forest Management, International Tropical Timber Council, International Tropical Timber Agreement
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2023

1st Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)

The pressure is on as negotiators face impending deadlines for whether to adopt regulations, rules, and procedures to move forward with commercial exploitation of the deep sea or whether to call for a moratorium or precautionary pause on deep sea

MEAs:
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources
Topics:
Marine and Freshwater
Keywords:
International Seabed Authority, Precautionary principle, Compliance Committee
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2022

9th Session of the ITPGRFA Governing Body

Meeting at a crucial moment for the future of the Treaty, parties relaunched negotiations on measures to enhance the functioning of the Treaty’s Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing. Parties further addressed farmers’ rights and issues related to “digital sequence

MEAs:
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Topics:
Land and Agriculture
Keywords:
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Resolution, Meetings, Sustainable use, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Implementation, Biological diversity, Compliance Committee
Manual
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2022

Managing Processes within the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: A Guide for Presiding Officers

MEAs:
Convention on Biological Diversity
Topics:
Biological diversity
Keywords:
Voting, Working group, Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Subsidiary body, Point of order, Amendment, Amendment, Consensus, Negotiating blocs, Secret ballot, Formal objection, Information document, Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Financial rules, Compliance Committee, Non-governmental organizations, Small Island Developing States, Subsidiary Body for Implementation
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IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2022

4th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the BBNJ

At the most productive meeting so far, “unprecedented progress” was made in discussions on marine genetic resources, including benefit sharing, area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, environmental impact assessments, and capacity building and the transfer of marine technology.

MEAs:
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
Topics:
Biological diversity,
Marine and Freshwater
Keywords:
Environmental Impact Assessment, Regional groups, Capacity building, Sustainable use, International Agreement, Listing, Traditional Knowledge, United Nations General Assembly, Mutually Agreed Terms, Technology Transfer, Indigenous peoples, Biological diversity, Financial rules, In situ, Strategic environmental assessment, Assessed contribution, Compliance Committee, Precautionary principle, Small Island Developing States
E-learning course
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2022

Online Negotiations

As COVID-19 restrictions made in-person meetings impossible, many United Nations and Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEA) meetings have moved to a virtual format. This course takes a closer look at how these negotiation processes are dealt with in a virtual context.
Topics:
Environmental Governance
Keywords:
Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, COVID-19 pandemic, Meetings, Compliance Committee, Voting, Subsidiary body, Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Biosafety, Compliance, Consensus, Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, Standing Committee, Non-governmental organizations, Regional groups, Economic Commission for Europe, Least Developed Countries
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IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2021

Barcelona Convention COP 22

As well as the landmark decision on controlling sulphur oxide emissions—which will have major health and environmental benefits for Mediterranean communities—COP 22 adopted several significant plans.

MEAs:
Barcelona Convention
Topics:
Biological diversity,
Marine and Freshwater,
Climate and Atmosphere
Keywords:
Compliance Committee, European Union, Implementation, Biological diversity, International Maritime Organization, Ecosystem approach, Climate change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Habitat, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Amendment, Amendment, Non-governmental organizations, Memorandum of Understanding, Sustainable development, Capacity building, Hazardous wastes, International Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, European Commission
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2021

57th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council

After a week of deliberations, delegates agreed to renew the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 for five years, elected a new Executive Director to lead the International Tropical Timber Organization for the next four years, and addressed the growing number

MEAs:
International Tropical Timber Agreement
Topics:
Environmental Governance
Keywords:
International Tropical Timber Council, International Tropical Timber Organization, International Tropical Timber Agreement, Contribution