Mineral resource governance*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,

Recalling also the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment 1972, its Action Plan and recommendation 56 on mining and mineral resources,

Poverty-environment nexus*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recognizing the firm commitment by all United Nations member states to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a global framework for national, regional and international actions,

Promoting gender equality and the human rights and empowerment of women and girls in environmental governance

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Conservation and sustainable management of peatlands*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the commitment made by heads of state and government in the outcome document agreement of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Conference) titled “The Future we want” that recognized ecosystem conservation, regeneration, and restoration and resilience as important in the face of new and emerging challenges,

Innovations in sustainable rangelands and pastoralism*

Submitted by the African Group

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling resolution 2/24 on combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands,

Noting with concern the limited level of implementation of the above-mentioned resolution on combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands,

Sustainable nitrogen management*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recognizing the multiple pollution threats resulting from anthropogenic reactive nitrogen, with adverse effects on the terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments, contributing to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, while acknowledging the benefits of nitrogen use for food and energy production,

Recognizing also that global crop production in the world and the world’s food security is dependent on nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus resource use,

Sustainable coral reefs management*

Submitted by Indonesia, Monaco and the Republic of Korea

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Sustainable management for global health of mangroves*

Submitted by Indonesia and Sri Lanka

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Noting that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in Resolution A/RES/71/257 on Oceans and the law of the sea notes the vital role mangroves play in providing ecosystem services that offer a range of benefits including sustainable livelihoods, food security, biodiversity conservation, and coastal protection,

Protection of the marine environment from land-based activities*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Noting that coastal and marine ecosystems have social, economic and strategic values with various functions and benefits for the environment and human life that depends on the resources contained therein and the need for achieving sustainability and healthy coastal and marine ecosystems,

Innovation on biodiversity and land degradation*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, and also acknowledging the importance of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and land restoration conservation and sustainable management in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,