Information brief | 2022
IUCN Briefing for negotiators - Plastic Treaty INC-1 Session: Treaty Regime Interaction
Measures to address the problem of plastic pollution are to be found across several sub-fields of international law, resources law, international wildlife law, and international freshwater law. Therefore, a clear need for effective mechanisms of interaction between any new plastics treaty and…
Information brief | 2022
The Plastic Pollution Treaty could benefit from many key concepts developed throughout treaty practice, especially that of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
Information brief | 2022
The Plastic Pollution Treaty’s scope, as articulated by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14, includes the circular economy and elements of the plastic life-cycle as vital elements for addressing plastic pollution and production. To address these issues, the Plastic…
Information brief
IUCN Briefing for negotiators - Plastic Treaty INC-1 Session: Glossary of Key Terms
Through United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 and subsequent efforts by the Open-Ended Working Group, during INC-1, States and stakeholders have the opportunity to engage in the first steps toward the conclusion of a Plastic Pollution Treaty.
Position paper | 2022
Documento de posición de la UICN para INC/CIN-1 Tratado sobre la contaminación por plásticos
La primera reunión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación establecido por la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA) con la resolución 5/14 de la UNEA para “Poner fin a la contaminación por plásticos: hacia un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante” se…
Position paper | 2022
IUCN Position Paper for INC-1 Plastic Pollution Treaty
The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee established by the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) with UNEA resolution 5/14 to “End plastic…
Article | 01 Dec, 2021
Les conflits liés à l’accès aux ressources naturelles dans le sous bassin du Logone (l’un des principaux affluents du Bassin du Lac Tchad) se sont exacerbés avec les aléas climatiques, et l’insécurité qui sévit dans la région renforce de nouvelles pressions sur la région.
Press release | 28 Apr, 2021
Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (IUCN) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources…
Story | 20 Feb, 2019
WCEL announces a new regional report by Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao.
Story | 16 Aug, 2018
Promoting the protection of endangered ecosystems
IUCN CEM Red List of Ecosystems Steering Committee met in Gland, Switzerland in June 2018 to discuss how all IUCN Commissions can better promote protection of endangered ecosystems.