The third session of Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC3) was held from 31 October to 4 November 2011 at UNEP’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 500 participants representing governments, UN agencies, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations attended the meeting.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 23, 2011 | 3 min read
The Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was held from 17 to 21 October 2011 in Cartagena, Colombia. More than 700 delegates from governments, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector attended the Meeting.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 18, 2011 | 3 min read
The Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP III) to the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (Tehran Convention) was held from 10 to 12 August 2011 in Aktau, Republic of Kazakhstan. This Meeting, among other things, adopted and signed a new important Protocol while it transferred the finalization and adoption of another Protocol for the next COP.
MEPIELAN Centre | Sep 21, 2011 | 2 min read
The 61st meeting of the Standing Committee (SC61) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 15-19 August 2011. The meeting brought together approximately 300 participants from all over the world.
MEPIELAN Centre | Sep 21, 2011 | 3 min read
The Thirteenth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) met at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy from 18 to 22 July 2011. Over 200 participants attended the session, including governments and relational trustees such as intergovernmental, non-governmental organizations and international agricultural research centers.
MEPIELAN Centre | Sep 20, 2011 | 4 min read
The Fourth Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 4) to the Aarhus Convention (Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters) was held from 29 June to 1 July 2011 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jul 19, 2011 | 3 min read