In Geneva, on 2 July 2013, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has welcomed the Executive Order on Combating Wildlife Trafficking issued by the President of the United States, Barack Obama, on 1 July 2013.
MEPIELAN Centre | Aug 14, 2013 | 4 min read
The 1st Offshore Protocol Working Group Meeting was held from 13 to 14 June 2013, in Valletta, Malta. The Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention during the COP 17 had agreed to establish an ad hoc WG coordinated by REMPEC composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties & observers from representatives of the concerned industries, relevant international organizations & MAP partners.
MEPIELAN Centre | Aug 1, 2013 | 3 min read
On 9 July 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at its 67th Session, adopted by consensus the Resolution 67/290 on the “Format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development”. Pursuant to this Resolution, the 193-member Assembly decided to establish a new universal intergovernmental High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).
MEPIELAN Centre | Jul 30, 2013 | 5 min read
At the meeting of the OSPAR Commission, held from 24 to 28 June 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the sixteen Contracting Parties to the OSPAR Convention agreed on several new and innovative measures for the protection of the ecosystems of the North East Atlantic from human activities.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jul 29, 2013 | 4 min read
The 15th Meeting of the MCSD was held from 10 to 12 June 2013 in Malta. The Meeting brought together representatives of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, many Mediterranean stakeholders, key experts as well as a number of UNEP/MAP partners with the aim of advancing proposals that could enable the Mediterranean region to implement the Rio+20 outcomes.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jul 26, 2013 | 4 min read
The 65th Regular Session of UNECE was held from 9 to 11 April 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Session was conducted in the form of a High-level segment on “Enabling the shift to a sustainable future” and a General segment with the overall aim of renewing the strategic framework for UNECE’s work in its wider global context.
MEPIELAN Centre | May 22, 2013 | 5 min read