Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 3 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Structure of Plastic Pollution Treaty version 2
Given the ever-evolving nature of science and the complex, varied nature of plastic pollution, it is clear that the instrument to be adopted will need to be sufficiently flexible to allow for further adjustments and additions to the obligations. The different structural approaches found in…
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 1 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Key Elements for Plastic Pollution Treaty
In United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 and subsequent discussions at INC-1, the issue of elements of the Plastic Pollution Treaty became quite important. Following INC-1, it is clear that the Plastic Pollution Treaty could benefit from many key elements developed…
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 2 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Glossary of Key Terms version 2
In United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 one of the critical areas designated for early negotiation in the Plastic Pollution Treaty is the generation of a glossary of key terms. One of the initial topics selected for discussion during INC-1 was the glossary of key terms to…
Information brief | 2023
IUCN Briefings for Negotiators - Plastics Treaty INC-2 Session: Compilation of six briefings
In 2022, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) created the Plastic Pollution Task Force to provide insights and support to the Treaty negotiation process. The following series of six targeted legal briefs are part of the IUCN Submission for the second Intergovernmental…
Press release | 16 Dec, 2022
Sports organisations commit to safeguard nature under new framework
Montreal, Canada, 16 December 2022 – More than twenty sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework today. Signatories pledge to adhere to…
News | 12 Dec, 2022
New IUCN report: To fulfil its promise, circular economy must take biodiversity into account
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – A new report issued by IUCN Europe examines links and policy gaps between circular economy concepts and biodiversity. It finds that the circular economy has important potential benefits for nature, but needs to be integrated more closely with…
Grey literature | 2022
One Health principles for sustainable tourism in protected and conserved areas
The wide-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have included immense loss of life and serious health and economic consequences across communities and ecosystems. Tourism, which itself suffered a sharp disruption in the pandemic, is among the industries that have a strong interest to reduce…
Information brief | 2022
IUCN Briefing for negotiators - Plastic Treaty INC-1 Session: Structure of Plastic Pollution Treaty
Given the ever-evolving nature of science and the complex, varied nature of plastic pollution, it is clear that the instrument to be adopted will need to be sufficiently flexible to allow for further adjustments and additions to the obligations. It is pivotal, that the treaty should include…
Information brief | 2022
IUCN Briefing for negotiators - Plastic Treaty INC-1 Session: Treaty Regime Interaction
Measures to address the problem of plastic pollution are to be found across several sub-fields of international law, resources law, international wildlife law, and international freshwater law. Therefore, a clear need for effective mechanisms of interaction between any new plastics treaty and…