Possibilities of enhancing co-operation and co-ordination among MEAs in the biodiversity cluster

Abstract

Possibilities of enhancing co-operation and co-ordination among MEAs in the biodiversity clusterPossibilities of enhancing cooperation and co-ordination among MEAs in the biodiversity cluster

International targets and environmental policy integration: The 2010 Biodiversity Target and its impact on international policy and national implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean

“…The 1996 MoC between the CBD and the Ramsar Convention, and the 1996 MoC between the CBD and the CMS are the earliest co-operative agreements in the biodiversity cluster. The CBD formally recognises the CMS and the Ramsar Convention as its lead partners for conservation of wetlands and migratory species, respectively (Urho, 2009).…”

“…Six major biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are generally recognised (see UNEP-WCMC, 2012;Urho, 2009), including the CBD as framework convention, and five specialist regimes: (1) -2), and the governing bodies of the five founding conventions (the ITPGRFA joined the group in 2006) adopted or acknowledged the Target at their next meetings (see EMG Secretariat, 2008;CBD Secretariat, 2006). This paper explores whether such political commitment enabled institutional alignment in the cluster and cohesion in national implementation, focussing on experiences in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world (Bovarnick and Alpizar, 2010).…”