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Showing 1 - 9 of 16 results|IISD/ENB summary meeting report202310th Session of the ITPGRFA Governing Body
Collaboration between the Treaty and relevant international instruments and organizations came into the spotlight as the Governing Body worked through its agenda, including enhancing the Treaty’s Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing, farmers’ rights, and the impact of technological developments
MEAs:International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureTopics:Land and Agriculture|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
|IISD/ENB summary meeting report20229th 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 AgricultureTopics:Land and Agriculture|Manual2022Managing Processes within the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: A Guide for Presiding Officers
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|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
|Presentation2021Rules of Procedure and Consensus in MEA Negotiations: UNEP Training Slides
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