The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Welcoming the adoption of United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/1, "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", including its Sustainable Development Goal 15; the Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted at the third International Conference on Financing for Development, in particular paragraph 17; and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the fourth Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law, adopted by the Governing Council in its decision 25/11 (I) as a broad strategy for the international law community and the United Nations Environment Programme in formulating activities in the field of environmental law for the decade beginning in 2010, and its midterm review called for in that decision,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling Governing Council decisions 26/9, SS.XII/1 and SS.XII/3 and 27/13 as well as its own resolution 1/12, in which the Executive Director was requested to produce reports on the relationship between the United Nations Environment Programme and the multilateral environmental agreements for which it provides the secretariats,

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recognizing the benefits to be gained by implementing the biodiversity-related conventions in a synergistic and coherent manner so as to enhance their implementation, efficiency and effectiveness, and for which the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for the period 2011–2020, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets provide a comprehensive framework;

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Reaffirming that the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes the objectives agreed on by the international community for the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources,

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,