Statement/ Recommendations of the European Regional Consultation Meeting of Major Groups and Stakeholders in preparation for 12th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-12) and twenty-six session of the Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF)

We, the participants of the European Regional Consultation Meeting of Major Groups and Stakeholders in preparation for 12th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-12) and twenty-six session of the Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF), gathered on 27 October 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland, agreed on the following Statement/ Recommendations. The European statement reflects views and comments from a diverse spectrum of Major Groups and Stakeholders representing a large geographical area within the European region who also participated in the two day global consultation on International Environment Governance (IEG) and Green Economy held on 25 and 20 October 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland