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Showing 1 - 9 of 20 results|Video2023Video example of election of Bureau members by secret ballot at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2).
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|Case studies2023Decision-Making by Consensus
Examples highlighting how decision-making by consensus is not always straightforward, including a video of the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2) showing the Chair's response to a number of points of order raised on thisMEAs:United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeTopics:Environmental GovernanceImage
|Case studies2023Elections by Secret Ballot
Includes examples of provisions on elections by secret ballot and video example of election by secret ballot at the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC-2).MEAs:United Nations Environment Assembly,Convention on Migratory Species,Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and FloraTopics:Environmental GovernanceImage
|Presentation2022CARICOM Key Principles of Negotiation Training Slides
Training presentation on key principles of MEA negotiation provided by CARICOM to prepare regional negotiators for CBD COP 15.MEAs:Convention on Biological DiversityTopics:Biological diversity,Environmental GovernanceImage
|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20225th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the BBNJ
Despite more progress at this two-week session than over the last decade, delegates were unable to reach consensus on a new high seas treaty addressing marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and, instead, suspended the session, to be resumed
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 JurisdictionTopics:Biological diversity,Marine and Freshwater|IISD/ENB summary meeting report202215th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 15)
Following two weeks of high-level discussions and negotiations, delegates adopted 38 decisions to improve drought resilience, reduce land degradation, invest in land restoration efforts, and improve synergies with the climate change and biodiversity conventions.
MEAs:United Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationTopics:Environmental Governance,Land and Agriculture|Manual2022Managing Processes within the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: A Guide for Presiding Officers
MEAs:Convention on Biological DiversityTopics:Biological diversityImage
|E-learning course2022Online 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 GovernanceImage
|Presentation2021UNEP Training Presentation on Virtual Negotiations
Virtual MEA negotiations training provided by UNEP at the 17th Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (University of Eastern Finland – UNEP).Topics:Environmental GovernanceImage
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