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The three Rio Conventions have been linked—at least on paper—since the 1992 Earth Summit. While each treaty stands on its own, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), both of which were opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit, and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the negotiation of which was called for in the Rio Earth Summit outcome—Agenda 21, remain intricately linked because they address interconnected and interdependent issues.
The Environmental Negotiation Leaps of 2022
Never in the history of humanity has the world faced so many environmental threats. Climate change is now called a climate emergency. We are losing biodiversity at an alarming rate. Our oceans are being choked with plastic, and we continue to produce toxic chemicals that are harmful to humans and wildlife. For millions of people, access to fresh water and sanitation is a growing challenge. The basic human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights are at risk. As Article 3 of the Declaration states: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Sadly, too many lives are being lost because of our profligate abuse of the natural environment.
Highlights and images for 17 March 2023
58th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-58)
Highlights and images for 22 March 2023
UN 2023 Water Conference
Highlights and images for 18 December 2022
Rio Conventions Pavilion at COP 15
The final day offered a forward-looking vision of the Rio Conventions and how discussions, decisions and events at COP 15 can help streamline even stronger coherence and cooperation between them.
Highlights and images for 18 March 2023
58th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-58)
Highlights and images for 19 March 2023
58th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-58)
Highlights and images for 1 November 2022
34th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP34)
Highlights and images for 2 November 2022
GEO Week 2022
Highlights and images for 31 October 2022
34th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP34)