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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… are taken by consensus. The eight Arctic countries are voting members. XXX XXX 90 Comment [JR1]: The question is not … a simple majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting.408 Financial arrangements n/a Expenditures n/a … be adopted by a two-thirds majority of members present and voting. Each member of the Commission has one vote. …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Before the meeting

… that participate in these processes, alongside non-voting observers (e.g. representatives from non-Party States … participation of the delegation, including the exercise of voting rights. http://www.informea.org/terms/voting Delegations A delegation can be described as the …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… if supported by two thirds of the Parties present and voting. The change takes effect after 90 days, unless a Party … any other Member State can normally participate as a non-voting observer. Their mandate consists of the following: • … be adopted by unanimous vote of the Parties present and voting. 5. At each of its meetings the Conference of the …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… 20 Matthews was elected unanimously by those present or voting by postal ballot. He was to take up office as honorary … at the Conferences (including experts) and specified voting and other procedures. Article 8 specified that Parties … a two-thirds majority of Contracting Parties present and voting”. This was followed by a new 6.6: “Each Contracting …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… majority of the members of the Commission present and voting, amend the Agenda by the deletion, addition or … Plant Protection Convention C P M R o P Rule VI: Voting procedures Subject to the provisions of Article II of … majority of the members of the Commission present and voting. For the purpose of these Rules, the phrase “members …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… have different rules of procedure, often with different voting procedures (e.g., consensus, majority, double …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Manuel Destiné aux Points Focaux Nationaux de la CMS et de ses instruments

26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… (NGOs) may participate in these meetings as non-voting observers. There is a procedure stipulated in the treaty and the “Rules of Procedure” for voting by the Parties, but in fact there has not yet been a … by consensus among the Contracting Parties present and voting at an ordinary meeting of the Conference (if a formal …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… South America 34 Figure B.9 | UN Watercourses Convention Voting Records 37 Figure B.10 | UN General Assembly Vote and … & Terminology Figure B.9 | UN Watercourses Convention Voting Records UN Watercourses Convention Voting Records Antigua and Barbuda Bangladesh Bhutan Brazil …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… of procedure of the CBD COP do not presently contain a voting rule for making decisions on matters of substance. The … of the Parties to the instrument in question present and voting at the meeting, and shall be submitted by the … 5. For the purposes of this Article, “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity