Date: Monday 3 - Wednesday 5, June 2024
Venue: United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya
Following the first global meeting of national focal points for Montevideo Programme V, that was held in two segments: an online segment from 2 to 4 June 2021, and an in-person segment, in hybrid format, at the United Nations Office in Nairobi from 6 to 9 June 2022, national focal points will reconvene for the second global meeting.
The meeting will be held back-to-back with a global training on the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, scheduled for Thursday, 6 June 2024.
A live schedule of events is available here.
Please do not hesitate to write to us at unep-montevideo@un.org, should you have any queries.
Six side events will take place during the Second Global Meeting of National Focal Points, and one during the global training on the BBNJ Agreement.
The secretariat of the Montevideo Programme V selected a limited number of side events that optimally showcase the key priority areas under the Montevideo Programme V, and cross-cutting activities, while aligning to the meeting’s theme of, “Access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters, and environmental defenders.”
Side events will be held from 3 to 5 June 2024 between 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. East Africa Time (EAT).
For more information about the side events, please see the table below and visit the side events page:
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Air Quality Good Governance: Facilitating Access to Procedural Rights and Access to Justice for Clean Air |
Monday, 3 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 9, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Valentina Ricca valentina.ricca@un.org
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Why and How to Measure the Effectiveness of Environmental Rule of Law: The Role of Legal Indicators |
Monday, 3 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 10, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Catalina Pizarro |
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Regional Multilateralism to Implement Access Rights: The Leading Example of the Escazú Agreement |
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 9, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Maria Candela Zaffiro |
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Legal Preparedness to Ratify and Implement a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution |
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 10, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Catalina Pizarro |
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Environmental Rule of Law and Human Rights: SLAPPs and Procedural Environmental Rights |
Wednesday 5 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 9, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Sallie Yang |
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Understanding Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Democracy |
Wednesday, 5 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 10, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Richard Ncube |
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Conservation of Fisheries in High Seas |
Thursday, 6 June 2024 |
1.30 – 2.30 p.m. (East Africa Time) |
Conference Room 9, United Nations Office in Nairobi |
Jackline Wanjiru |
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Meeting documents
Status of implementation, activities, and funding of the Montevideo Programme V
Options for clearly defined priority areas to combat the biodiversity crisis
Options for clearly defined priority areas to combat the climate crisis
Supporting documents
List of national focal points to the Montevideo Programme V
List of nominees to the Steering Committee for Implementation
Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law
Handbook for the Fifth Montevideo Programme on the Progressive Development and Implementation of Environmental Law
Discussions on item 4b - Summary of draft priority areas (biodiversity and climate change)_4 June 2024_1p.m.
Discussions on item 4b - Summary of draft priority areas (biodiversity and climate change)_4 June 2024_6p.m.
Other relevant materials
Logistical information note
Presentations
Agenda item 4c - Emerging issues in environmental law: procedural rights and protection of environmental defenders
Agenda item 4c - Emerging issues in environmental law: Procedural rights and protection of environmental defenders in the Latin America and the Caribbean region
Agenda item 4c - Emerging issues in environmental law: Procedural rights and protection of environmental defenders in the Asia and Pacific region
Agenda item 4c - Environmental financing: Policy and regulatory issues - State of play and needs
Agenda item 4c - Legal indicators for measuring effectiveness of environmental law and sustainable development
Agenda item 5 - Partnerships and stakeholder engagement