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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
Temas:
Agua
Palabras clave:
International Seabed Authority, Listing, Compliance Committee, Ecosystem services
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2023

5th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

Parties took crucial steps toward eliminating mercury pollution, including by adopting decisions on: new dates to phase out mercury-added products including cosmetics, strengthened ties with Indigenous Peoples, the Convention’s first effectiveness evaluation, and a threshold for mercury waste, which will

MEAs:
Convenio de Minamata
Temas:
gobernanza medioambiental,
Productos químicos y desechos
Palabras clave:
Wastes, Indigenous peoples, Capacity building, European Union, African Group of Negotiators, Global Environment Facility, Best available technique, Global Biodiversity Forum, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Trust fund, Environmentally Sound Management, Technology Transfer, Financial rules, Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, Mutually Agreed Terms
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2023

3rd Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority

Delegates continued work on the development of exploitation regulations for seabed mining, following a roadmap adopted in July 2023. However, regulating commercial exploitation of deep-sea minerals is no easy task, and there is no real indicator of progress for assessing

MEAs:
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources
Temas:
Agua
Palabras clave:
International Seabed Authority
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2023

2nd Part of the 28th Annual Session of the International Seabed Authority

The meeting is expected to clarify possible scenarios given the rapid approach of the deadline triggered by Nauru’s request to apply for approval of a deep-sea mineral exploitation plan.

MEAs:
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources
Temas:
Agua
Palabras clave:
International Seabed Authority, Approval, Precautionary principle, Meetings
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
Temas:
Agua
Palabras clave:
International Seabed Authority, Precautionary principle, Compliance Committee
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2022

27th Session of the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA-27)

As environmental concerns continue to grow, the prospect of extracting mineral resources from the deep seabed has generated quite a debate, which permeated the work of the Assembly.

MEAs:
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources
Temas:
Agua
Palabras clave:
International Seabed Authority, European Union
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2021

4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4)

Parties adopted two essential decisions: the 2022 programme of work and budget, and setting 21-25 March 2022 as the dates for COP-4.2 in person in Bali, Indonesia.

MEAs:
Convenio de Minamata
Temas:
Productos químicos y desechos
Palabras clave:
Global Environment Facility, Meetings, Conference Room Paper, United Nations Environment Programme, Capacity building, European Union, Wastes, Scale of assessment, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Financial rules, Trust fund, La Francophonie, Memorandum of Understanding, Open-ended Working Group
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2021

Combined 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention (Part II) and 33rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

Delegates discussed closing gaps in monitoring of ozone depleting substances as well as low global-warming potential and energy efficient technologies. They adopted 18 decisions, including on compliance and reporting, to ensure the Convention and the Protocol protect the ozone layer

MEAs:
Protocolo de Montreal
Temas:
gobernanza medioambiental,
Cambio climático y atmósfera
Palabras clave:
Open-ended Working Group, Ozone-depleting substance, Meetings, Climate change, Compliance, Trust fund, Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, European Union, Contribution, Hydrofluorocarbons, African Group of Negotiators, Capacity building
IISD/ENB summary meeting report
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2021

2021 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)

Parties and stakeholders to the three global hazardous chemicals and wastes conventions convened online to deal with urgent operational and substantive work including election of officers, the programmes of work and budgets for all three conventions, and a decision regarding

MEAs:
Convenio de Rotterdam,
Convenio de Estocolmo,
Convenio de Basilea
Temas:
Productos químicos y desechos
Palabras clave:
Global Environment Facility, Wastes, Chemical Review Committee, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Compliance Committee, European Union, Financial rules, Hazardous wastes, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Conference Room Paper, Open-ended Working Group, Meetings, Scale of assessment, United Nations Environment Programme, Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, National Implementation Plan, Persistant Organic Pollutant Review Committee, Small Island Developing States, Trust fund