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Case studies
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2023

Decision-Making by Consensus

These case-studies highlight how decision-making by consensus is not always straightforward, with written examples from the UNFCCC and United Nations Conference on Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and a video example from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on plastic pollution.
MEAs:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Topics:
Environmental Governance
Keywords:
Consensus, Voting, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Formal objection
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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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Rules of procedure

International Plant Protection Convention Rules of Procedure of the Commission on Phytosanitary measures

Article XI establishes the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), which acts like a Conference of Parties through representation and regular meetings. The FAO is the host organization for the Commission.
MEAs:
International Plant Protection Convention
Topics:
Biological diversity
Keywords:
International Plant Protection Convention, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Case studies
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2012

Points of Order

Video examples of Saudi Arabia, the Russian Federation and Colombia raising points of order in 2023 and 2025 and written example of the Russian Federation raising a point of order in 2012.
MEAs:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Topics:
Environmental Governance,
Climate and Atmosphere
Keywords:
Point of order, Voting, Consensus, Formal objection
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Financial rules
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2012

Financial Rules for the International Plant Protection Convention - IPPC Resource Mobilization Strategy

The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-7) adopted the Resource Mobilization strategy for IPPC during the seventh session (Rome, 19 - 23 March 2012)
MEAs:
International Plant Protection Convention
Topics:
Biological diversity,
Environmental Governance
Keywords:
International Plant Protection Convention, Financial rules, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
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