Potential areas of collaboration and cooperation in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the new "beyond 2020" chemicals and waste global policy framework instrument - Submission by the United Nations Environment Programme

This document was submitted by the United Nations Environment Programme titled “Potential areas of collaboration and cooperation in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the new “beyond 2020” chemicals and waste global policy framework instrument,” ahead of the ICCM5 meeting. The document is structured into four sections. It first highlights the relevance of fostering collaboration and cooperation between multilateral environmental agreements and other initiatives from the chemicals and waste and biodiversity clusters. It proceeds to outline relevant steps taken in past years to build such cooperation and concludes by identifying key areas for strengthened collaboration, cooperation, and synergies between clusters, with a focus on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the development and implementation of the new "beyond 2020" chemicals and waste global policy framework instrument.