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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… At the same time, we have been steadily developing the legal framework of MEAs to support progressive implementation … discussions are not an end in themselves. MEAs are only legal instruments to achieve shared international … of Justice confi rmed that this Principle has attained the status of customary international law.2 While a great number …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… be ratified by the head of State. Acceptance has the same legal effect as ratification. Accession Act whereby a State … and closed for signature. Accession has the same legal effect as ratification, although an acceding State has … of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on the status and trends of biological diversity at the global and …
01 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… entry into force. Once an MEA ‘enters into force’ it has legal effect and implementation begins. As implementation … to assess the need for and feasibility of an international legal mechanism addressing persistent organic pollutants. The … Monitoring Centre, Synergies and Cooperation: A status report on activities promoting synergies and …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… entry into force. Once an MEA ‘enters into force’ it has legal effect and implementation begins. As implementation … to assess the need for and feasibility of an international legal mechanism addressing persistent organic pollutants. The … Monitoring Centre, Synergies and Cooperation: A status report on activities promoting synergies and …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… entry into force. Once an MEA ‘enters into force’ it has legal effect and implementation begins. As implementation … to assess the need for and feasibility of an international legal mechanism addressing persistent organic pollutants. The … Monitoring Centre, Synergies and Cooperation: A status report on activities promoting synergies and …
01 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its … must be formulated to be consistent with the existing legal and policy framework. Good agreements include clear …
01 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Multilateral Environmental Agreements - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… General Assembly such as the Sixth Committee, which is the Legal Committee. Treaty bodies could also provide the fora … preparatory committees, working groups of technical and legal experts, scientific symposia and preliminary … and survey the progress achieved by the treaty regime, the status of implementation, possibilities for amendments, …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

At the meeting

… identify a species with an unfavourable conservation status and require international agreements for their …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity