Strengthening International Environmental Governance Through a Global Pact and Integrated Legal Framework by NGO Major Group with support from the Global Ecovillage Network - Proposal

This document presents proposals to strengthen international environmental governance through a binding global agreement or alternative instrument. It calls for enhanced support to help all countries implement and enforce environmental laws, including systems for regular environmental reporting and review. The text stresses the importance of achieving ambitious outcomes and avoiding weakened agreements. It highlights global challenges such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and climate impacts, and emphasises increased financing and capacity building. The document also promotes integration across environmental agreements, adoption of a whole Earth system approach, stronger legal mechanisms, expanded education efforts, and greater stakeholder participation.