Information brief | 2023
IUCN Briefings for Negotiators - Plastics Treaty INC-2 Session: Compilation of six briefings
In 2022, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) created the Plastic Pollution Task Force to provide insights and support to the Treaty negotiation process. The following series of six targeted legal briefs are part of the IUCN Submission for the second Intergovernmental…
News | 12 Dec, 2022
New IUCN report: To fulfil its promise, circular economy must take biodiversity into account
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – A new report issued by IUCN Europe examines links and policy gaps between circular economy concepts and biodiversity. It finds that the circular economy has important potential benefits for nature, but needs to be integrated more closely with…
Documento de posición | 2022
Posición de la UICN para la CDB COP15 sobre cuestiones técnicas
La UICN presenta puntos de vista y recomendaciones sobre cuestiones técnicas como los criterios para describir Áreas Marinas de Importancia Ecológica y Biológica (AIEB), conservación y uso sostenible de la biodiversidad marina y costera, orientación sobre especies exóticas invasoras,…
Prise de position | 2022
Position de l’UICN pour la CBD COP15 sur les questions techniques
L'UICN présente ses vues et ses recommandations sur des questions techniques telles que les critères de description des aires marines d'importance écologique et biologique (AIEB), la conservation et l'utilisation durable de la biodiversité marine et côtière, des orientations sur les espèces…
Information brief | 2022
IUCN Briefing for negotiators - Plastic Treaty INC-1 Session: Structure of Plastic Pollution Treaty
Given the ever-evolving nature of science and the complex, varied nature of plastic pollution, it is clear that the instrument to be adopted will need to be sufficiently flexible to allow for further adjustments and additions to the obligations. It is pivotal, that the treaty should include…