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Cooperation Between the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
(2023-12)Letter from the Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on mercury to the Chair Global Mercury Partnership -
Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation between the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China and the United Nations Environment Programme
(2012-12)The overall objective of this Strategic Cooperation Agreement is to support UNEP activities designed to build the capacity of developing countries to address environmental issues and sustainably develop their economies and ... -
Programme Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
(2016-10)This PCA refers to the Framework Agreement on Programme Cooperation in the field of Development Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as the "Framework Agreement"), signed between the Government of Norway and the United ... -
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region: Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency [Abidjan Convention]
(1981)In accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) of the United Nations General Assembly, UNEP was established "as a focal point for environmental action and co-ordination within the United Nations system". The Governing Council ... -
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Corporation between the Food and Agriculture Organization Of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme
(2014)The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter "MOU") is to provide a framework for strategic collaboration between the Parties in the areas of common interest that are defined in this Article. The following ... -
Addendum to the MoU between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Amendment and Extension Agreement
(2019)The purpose of this addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding concluded on 24 September 2014 (MOU) is to continue collaboration for mutual benefit under the MOU and to promote a climate of open exchange and cooperation ... -
Protocol Concerning Pollution From Land-based Sources and Activities to the Convention for the Protection And Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region
(1999)The Contracting Parties to this Protocol, Being Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region, done at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on 24 March 1983 -
Memorandum of Understanding Between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Rotary Kenya Country Office - MOU/2019/Ecosystems Division/2161
(2019)The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and understanding, and to facilitate collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives in regard to the protection and restoration ... -
Décret n° 0312/PR/MRIC Portant Création et Organisation du Conseil National de la Mer
(2014)Décret n°0312/PR/MRIC portant création et organisation du Conseil National de la Mer -
Memorandum of Understanding between the National Environmental Protection Agency of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection
(2020-09)This MOU has the following goals: 1. Providing framework for bilateral cooperation on environmental issues between the parties; 2. Conclusion of an agreement on exchange of environmental information, knowedge and data ... -
Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Union Internationales des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)
(2019)The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and understanding, and to facilitate collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives in regard to the sustainable mountain ... -
Memorandum of Cooperation Between the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) and the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention)
(2014)The Parties will develop collaborative actions for sustainable coastal and marine resources conservation and management in the Wider Caribbean by increasing consultation and cooperation between them. -
Memorandum of Cooperation Between the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS Secretariat) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Secretariat)
(2019)The CMS and Ramsar Secretariats ("the Secretariats") will seek to achieve mutual compatibility in the policy content of the documents they prepare for major technical and decision-making meetings, such as their respective ... -
Memorandum of Co-operation Between the Secretariat of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) and Its Protocols and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS Secretariat)
(2005-11)The Secretariats will liaise on how best to complement each other in promoting (i) their Conventions' shared goals of supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use through their instruments' respective ... -
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United Nations Environment Programme Represented by the Caribbean Environment Programme (UN Environment) And The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)
(2018)The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives in relation to the conservation and protection ... -
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United Nations Environment Programme And The Sargasso Sea Commission
(2017)The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and understanding, and to facilitate collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives in regard to ... -
Memorandum of Understanding Between The United Nations Environment Programme And Ocean Foundation (Formerly Coral Reef Foundation)
(2019)The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide a framework of cooperation and facilitate collaboration between the Parties, on a non-exclusive basis, in areas of common concern and interest. ... -
Memorandum of Understanding concerning Cooperation between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
(2019)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -