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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… handbook back in 1972. At that time we still had to work out the ideas, tools and approaches you can now fi nd in the … The principles and particulars of the system are laid out well in this handbook. But we need to keep working on … technical language is provided, used in context, and set out in a new glossary. The glossary, contributed by UNEP, is …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… may be differently structured in legislation or carried out in practice in different ways depending on the historical … transboundary assessments have proved to help in carrying out the assessments. 10. For those Parties that frequently … is the authority that is designated by the Party to carry out the practical application of the Convention nationally …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… roughly $3.7 billion to more than 140 countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances, with lasting influence on … largest global companies in the sector, have committed to phasing out lead paint. However, there are concerns that … achieved: the healing of the ozone layer (Box 7) and the phasing out of lead in fuel (Box 5). Traditional pollution …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). These MEAs set out principles for dealing with threats to liv- ing natural … later agreed in 1987, and sets timetables for the phase-out of ozone-depleting sub- stances. Bilateral environmental … chemicals harming the ozone layer and set timeframes for phasing out these chemicals. As a result of changing …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… We must consider the full range of options for carrying out a project, implementing a programme, or adopting a … all levels, from environmental impact assessment carried out for individual projects (EIA) to the strategic … the scale, design, location, siting, process, sequencing, phasing, management and/or monitoring of the proposed …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… the adoption of reduction targets 28. Reduce or phase out the use of certain types of plastic (e.g. microbeads, … biphenyls) to meet the Stockholm Convention deadlines for phasing out the substances by 2025 and disposing of them … a Pollution-Free Planet Convention goals: the 2025 goal of phasing out the use of equipment containing PCB and the 2028 …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Montreal Protocol's non-complance procedure

… adjustments) UEF // University of Eastern Finland Phase-out schedules 75% reduction Elimination Freeze Source: … •Annual, base year and baseline data reporting •Phase out of consumption and production of ozone-depleting …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… studies, or evaluations on effectiveness of MEAs bring out lessons, reviewing the efficiency of in built compliance … The global MEAs deal with global stratosphere pollution by phasing down substances that deplete the ozone layer; • They … varied capacities of Parties • Countries agree on phase out by 2020 but developing countries reliant on industries …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Notable successes include the ongoing repair of the out of numerous banned pesticides and chemicals. pollutants … indoor air 2016), and nine Towards a Pollution-Free Planet out of ten people breathe outdoor air polluted 2016a). Air … and thinning sprayed crops, picking tea leaves, washing out pesticide containers, or washing pesticide- contaminated …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… As Young and his fellow regime-theorists point out, the ‘effectiveness’ of MEAs can mean a number of … (infra section 3.2) ultimately induced most ‘hold-out’ countries to join, thus turning free-riders into … the tightening of control measures by bringing forward the phasing out of certain substances. Decisions adopting an …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance