Factsheets on UNEP-administered Global Multilateral Environmental Agreements

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationLaw Division
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-06T06:11:00Z
dc.date.available2022-10-06T06:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
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
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40737
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number43 pages
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenvironmental agreement
dc.subjectinternational convention
dc.subjectenvironmental governance
dc.subjecttreaty
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectbiological diversity
dc.subjectendangered species
dc.subjectwild plant
dc.subjectflora
dc.subjectmigratory species
dc.subjecthazardous waste
dc.subjecttransboundary waste disposal
dc.subjectprior informed consent
dc.subjecthazardous chemical export
dc.subjectpersistent organic pollutant
dc.subjectozone layer
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subjectmarine biodiversity
dc.subjectcoastal environment
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleFactsheets on UNEP-administered Global Multilateral Environmental Agreementsen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Abidjan Convention
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Barcelona Convention
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Cartagena Convention
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Nairobi Convention
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas - Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)
wd.identifier.institutionsRegional Seas – Seas of the East Asia (COBSEA) Secretariat

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