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JANUARY
 Pacific Leaders Meeting and Second Session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
13 and 14-15 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fifth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012
16-19 January 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections (GLOC) and Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Pollution (GPA)
23-24 and 25-26 January 2012, Manila, Philippines
Initial Discussions on the “Zero Draft” of the Outcome Document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)
25-27 January 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) Summary for Policy Makers (SPM)
29-31 January 2012, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Eighteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment (FME18) of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
31 January - 3 February 2012, Quito, Ecuador
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MARCH
Twenty-sixth meeting of the Animals Committee (AC26), Joint Meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees, and Twentieth meeting of the Plants Committee (PC20) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
15-20 March 2012, 22-24 March 2012 and 26-30 March 2012, Geneva, Switzerland and Dublin, Ireland
Eighth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-8) of Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
19-23 March 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
First Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the Zero Draft of the Outcome Document and Third Intersessional meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)
19-23 and 26-27 March 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
First Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the Zero Draft of the Outcome Document and Third Intersessional Meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) - Side Events
19-23 and 26-27 March 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Sixth Aviation and Environment Summit (AES-6)
21-22 March 2012, Geneva Switzerland
High-level Segment of the Biannual meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) to the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
29 March 2012, London, England |
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APRIL
Second session of the plenary meeting on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
16-21 April 2012, Panama City, Panama
Fourth Africa Carbon Forum
18-20 April 2012, UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Second Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) - Main
23 April - 4 May 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Second Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) - Side Events
23 April - 4 May 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
30 April - 5 May 2012, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters, Montreal, Canada |
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MAY
High-Level Conference of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - “Achieving Sustainable Energy for All” (SE4ALL) and SIDS Rio+20 Meeting
7-9 May 2012, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI 4) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
7-11 May 2012, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters, Montreal, Canada
Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction
7-11 May 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
First Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP)
9-10 May 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
Fifth Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
14-18 May 2012, La Rochelle, France
Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2012 - Main
14-25 May 2012, Bonn, Germany
Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2012 - Side Events
14-24 May 2012, Bonn, Germany
Thirteenth meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-13)
29 May - 1 June 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Third round of “informal informal” consultations on the draft outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)
29 May - 2 June 2012, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
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JUNE
Forty-second Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council
5-7 June 2012, World Bank headquarters, Washington, DC, United States of America
Seventh Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2012 - “Accelerating Low-Carbon Energy For All”
6-8 June 2011, Manila, Philippines
Thirty-fifth session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
6-9 June 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
Rio+20: Third PrepCom and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coverage of Selected Side Events at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)
13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Conventions Pavilion (RCP or the Pavilion)
13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sustainable Development Dialogue Days
16-19 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability
17-20 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD) 2012 Business Day
19 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Second High-Level Round Table on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR)
21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
First International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)-Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) Regional Congress - “Forests and Trees: Serving the People of Africa and the World” and International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)/African Forest Forum (AFF) Forest Policy Day
25-29 June 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Global Legally-binding Instrument on Mercury (INC4)
27 June - 2 July 2012, Punta del Este, Uruguay |
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JULY
Second meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP) on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
2-6 July 2012, New Delhi, India
Eleventh conference of the contracting parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat - “Wetlands: Home and Destination”
6-13 July 2012, Bucharest, Romania
Thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
9-13 July 2012, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
Sixty-second meeting of the Standing Committee (SC62) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
23-27 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
Thirty-second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 32) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
23-27 July 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
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SEPTEMBER
Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe (INC-Forests2)
3-7 September 2012, Bonn, Germany
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Renewables and Islands Global Summit
6-7 September 2012, Malta
Fourth meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Technology Executive Committee (TEC)
6-8 September 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) for Climate Change Experience Sharing Workshop
10-12 September 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
Third session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3)
17-21 September 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
First Meeting of Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks
24-27 September 2012, Bonn, Germany
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OCTOBER
Second UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Workshop on Long-term Finance
1-3 October 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
(COP/MOP 6)
1-5 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Coverage of Selected Side Events at the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
8-19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Rio Conventions Pavilion at CBD COP 11
9-18 October 2012, Hyderabad, India
Eighth Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-8) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
15-19 October 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - Global Forum for Sustainable Energy (GFSE) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) - UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) High Level Energy Forum
29-31 October 2012, Accra, Ghana
Climate Investment Funds (CIF) 2012 Partnership Forum and Associated Events
30 October - 7 November 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
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NOVEMBER
Twelfth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change
5 November 2012, Washington, DC, United States of America
Second Council Meeting of the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP)
6-8 November 2012, Paris, France
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Consultation Meeting with civil society organizations (CSOs), Forty-third Meeting of the GEF Council and 13th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)/Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
12-15 November 2012, Washington, DC, United States of America
Twenty-fourth meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
12-16 November 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
First Global Soil Week - "Soils for Life"
18-22 November 2012, Berlin, Germany
Eighth Session of the Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-8) and Africa Regional Implementation Meeting (Africa-RIM) for the Twentieth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-20)
19-21 November 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Doha Climate Change Conference - November 2012
26 November - 8 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
Coverage of Selected Side Events at the Doha Climate Change Conference - November 2012
26 November - 7 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
Sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention)
28-30 November 2012, Rome, Italy
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DECEMBER
Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) - "Innovative approaches, and incisive dialogue on climate-smart development" and Adaptation Practitioners Days (APD)
1-2 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
Mountain Day 2 - "Mainstreaming Rio+20 outcomes in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes for prosperous, resilient, and sustainable mountain ecosystems and communities"
3 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
Doha Global Business Day - "Diversifying Actions for Climate Impact"
3 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
First Meeting of Signatories (MoS1) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU)
9-11 December 2012, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Meetings covered by IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) in 2012
