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Factsheets on UNEP-administered Global Multilateral Environmental Agreements

dc.contributorLaw Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-06T06:11:00Z
dc.date.available2022-10-06T06:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40737
dc.descriptionMultilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are one of the key instruments of international environmental governance and international environmental law. They are separate treaties to which States, regional economic integration organizations and, in some instances, and international organizations have become a Party. They intend to promote international cooperation on a specific set of environmental issues, such as the protection of the ozone layer and biodiversity and sustainable management of hazardous chemicals and waste. The United Nations Secretary-General usually serves as the depositary for each treaty. The 15 UNEP-administered MEAs include: 1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); 2. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); 3. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); 4. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; 5. Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; 6. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; 7. Minamata Convention on Mercury; 8. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer; 9. Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic Coast of the West, Central and Southern African Region (Abidjan Convention)Error! Bookmark not defined; 10. Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention); 11. Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention); 12. Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (Nairobi Convention); 13. Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (Tehran Convention); 14. Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa; and 15. Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (Carpathian Convention).en_US
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dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental agreementen_US
dc.subjectinternational conventionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental governanceen_US
dc.subjecttreatyen_US
dc.subjectbiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectbiological diversityen_US
dc.subjectendangered speciesen_US
dc.subjectwild planten_US
dc.subjectfloraen_US
dc.subjectmigratory speciesen_US
dc.subjecthazardous wasteen_US
dc.subjecttransboundary waste disposalen_US
dc.subjectprior informed consenten_US
dc.subjecthazardous chemical exporten_US
dc.subjectpersistent organic pollutanten_US
dc.subjectozone layeren_US
dc.subjectmercuryen_US
dc.subjectmarine biodiversityen_US
dc.subjectcoastal environmenten_US
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten_US
dc.titleFactsheets on UNEP-administered Global Multilateral Environmental Agreementsen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Landen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutionsen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 17 - Partnershipsen_US
wd.topicsChemicals and Pollution Actionen_US
wd.topicsEnvironmental Governanceen_US
wd.topicsNature Actionen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber43 pagesen_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Abidjan Conventionen_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Barcelona Conventionen_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Cartagena Conventionen_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Nairobi Conventionen_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)en_US
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas – Seas of the East Asia (COBSEA) Secretariaten_US


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