The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Mindful of the importance of safeguarding the natural environment in times of armed conflict for the sake of future generations and to consolidate efforts for the protection of our common environment,

Recognizing the role of healthy ecosystems and sustainably-managed resources in reducing the risk of armed conflicts,

Expressing its deep concern about environmental damage inflicted by certain means and methods of warfare, in particular during armed conflict,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 1/3 on illegal trade in wildlife,

Welcoming the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution 69/314 on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife,

Emphasizing the need to implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the General Assembly to transform our world,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and the Sustainable Development Goals and targets;

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, “The future we want”, that the oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine litter reserve especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen-based compounds, from numerous marine and land-based sources, and the commitment to reduce such pollution,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recognizing that the marine environment, including the oceans, seas and adjacent coastal areas, forms an integrated whole that is an essential component of the global life-support system and an asset presenting important opportunities for sustainable development,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Concerned that roughly one third of food produced globally for human consumption is wasted or lost, including the vast quantity of scarce resources such as land, energy and water that are used to produce food that is later lost or wasted,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012, on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, in particular those paragraphs relevant to sustainable consumption and production, and recognizing that fundamental changes in the way societies consume and produce are indispensable for achieving global sustainable development,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 1/5, on chemicals and waste, and previous decisions of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on that matter,

Recognizing that the sound management of chemicals and waste is one of the essential requirements for sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development presents an opportunity to ensure increased political attention, and effective implementation of actions in this area,

Recognizing that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, which undermines the ability of all countries, especially those developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication.

Welcoming the adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.