The 26th Session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF) was held from 21 to 24 February 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 1000 participants from 140 countries, including ministers, representatives of UN agencies, civil society and industry attended the Session.
MEPIELAN Centre | Apr 7, 2011 | 4 min read
On 17 December 2010, HELCOM and VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) agreed on ten Maritime Spatial Planning principles which regulate the development of coherent Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea area.
MEPIELAN Centre | Feb 26, 2011 | 5 min read
On 4 December 2010, the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands organised, in the context of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (29 November-10 December 2010), the Oceans Day exclusively devoted to the oceans and coasts.
MEPIELAN Centre | Feb 8, 2011 | 3 min read
On 22 November 2010, Syria deposited its instruments of ratification of two Protocols to the Barcelona Convention system, the ICZM Protocol, 2008 and the Offshore Protocol, 1994, thus bringing the total number of ratifications of both Protocols to six.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 25, 2010 | 4 min read
The annual conference of the European Forum of Judges for the Environment was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 18 to 19 of October 2010. The judges participating discussed the implementation and enforcement of the European biodiversity law and also made recommendations regarding its proper implementation in Member States.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 14, 2010 | 3 min read
The 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity held from 18 to 29 October in Nagoya, Japan, ended successfully, having adopted a biodiversity plan for the following 10 years and other crucial texts for biodiversity conservation.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 13, 2010 | 4 min read
The 26th Session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF) was held from 21 to 24 February 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 1000 participants from 140 countries, including ministers, representatives of UN agencies, civil society and industry attended the Session.
MEPIELAN Centre | Apr 7, 2011 | 4 min read
On 17 December 2010, HELCOM and VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) agreed on ten Maritime Spatial Planning principles which regulate the development of coherent Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea area.
MEPIELAN Centre | Feb 26, 2011 | 5 min read
On 4 December 2010, the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands organised, in the context of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (29 November-10 December 2010), the Oceans Day exclusively devoted to the oceans and coasts.
MEPIELAN Centre | Feb 8, 2011 | 3 min read
On 22 November 2010, Syria deposited its instruments of ratification of two Protocols to the Barcelona Convention system, the ICZM Protocol, 2008 and the Offshore Protocol, 1994, thus bringing the total number of ratifications of both Protocols to six.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 25, 2010 | 4 min read
The annual conference of the European Forum of Judges for the Environment was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 18 to 19 of October 2010. The judges participating discussed the implementation and enforcement of the European biodiversity law and also made recommendations regarding its proper implementation in Member States.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 14, 2010 | 3 min read
The 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity held from 18 to 29 October in Nagoya, Japan, ended successfully, having adopted a biodiversity plan for the following 10 years and other crucial texts for biodiversity conservation.
MEPIELAN Centre | Nov 13, 2010 | 4 min read