African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Fifteenth session Ministerial segment: Annotations to the provisional agenda

This document provides annotated guidance for the ministerial segment of the Fifteenth Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Cairo, scheduled for 4–6 March 2015, following an expert group segment held from 2–4 March. It explains the session’s objective of enabling African environment ministers to deliberate on harnessing Africa’s natural capital for sustainable development, job creation, and poverty eradication, and outlines planned follow-up on outcomes from the United Nations Environment Assembly, African Union summits, and other meetings. It summarizes intended discussions on illegal wildlife trade, the post-2015 development agenda, and climate negotiations after the 2014 Lima conference, and lists organizational, financial, and programme-related items, supporting documents, and a detailed timetable.