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…
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…
IUCN event
Advancing nature positive development: lessons from Africa and the Pacific
This Q&A session over lunch will bring economic representatives from five African and Pacific countries involved in the BIODEV2030 project to share their experience mainstreaming biodiversity in their sector to reconcile conservation and economic development.
IUCN event
Fisheries in the Post-2020 GBF: Where and how do they fit?
This side event will look at where and how fisheries can fit in the Post-2020 GBF to meaningfully contribute to the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity. Furthermore, it will shed some initial light on the challenge of fisheries reporting against the Post-2020 Targets.
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…
Information brief | 2022
The Plastic Pollution Treaty could benefit from many key concepts developed throughout treaty practice, especially that of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
Information brief | 2022
The Plastic Pollution Treaty’s scope, as articulated by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14, includes the circular economy and elements of the plastic life-cycle as vital elements for addressing plastic pollution and production. To address these issues, the Plastic…