Given the ever-evolving nature of science and the complex, varied nature of plastic pollution, itÌýis clear that the instrument to be adopted will need to be sufficientlyÌý flexible to allow for furtherÌýadjustments and additions to the obligations.ÌýIt is pivotal,Ìýthat the treaty should include…
Measures to address the problem ofÌýplastic pollution are to be found across several sub-fields of international law, resources law,Ìýinternational wildlife law, andÌý international freshwater law. Therefore, a clear need for effectiveÌýmechanisms of interaction between any new plastics treaty and…
The Plastic Pollution Treaty could benefit from many key concepts developed throughout treatyÌýpractice, especially that of multilateral environmental agreementsÌý (MEAs).
The Plastic Pollution Treaty’s scope, as articulated by United Nations Environment AssemblyÌý(UNEA) resolution 5/14, includes the circular economy and elementsÌý of the plastic life-cycleÌýas vital elements for addressing plastic pollution and production. To address these issues, theÌýPlastic…
Through United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 and subsequent effortsÌýby the Open-Ended Working Group, during INC-1, States andÌý stakeholders have the opportunityÌýto engage in the first steps toward the conclusion of a Plastic Pollution Treaty.
As part of the Reconnecting Iberian Rivers project, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation has launched a web story and a report on the freshwater biodiversity in the Douro river basin in Portugal and Spain
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The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation presents an overview of the regional conservation status of breeding raptors in the Mediterranean region. The region is one of the world’s richest in terms of diversity, with a total 53 species of raptors breeding regularly in this region. However,…
Termes de référence pour analyse du contexte institutionnel et de gouvernance des aires marines et côtières protégées en Algérie pour faciliter la mise en place d'unités opérationnelles de gestion.
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At the OEWG-3, the first information document on the Global Species Action Plan was submitted, calling for the development of the GSAP and a programme of work on species conservation under the new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.