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Workshop on UNEP Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Teslic, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 October 2002 Tsvetelina Borissova Project Manager/Lawyer Environmental Law Program. Europe “Agreening” 2000 Report on the Status of Implementation of MEA’s in the European Region. REC UNEP
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Workshop on UNEP Multilateral Environmental Agreements Teslic, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 October 2002 Tsvetelina Borissova Project Manager/Lawyer Environmental Law Program
Europe “Agreening” 2000 Report on the Status of Implementation of MEA’s in the European Region REC UNEP • Scope: Global and Regional Conventions Among them: CITES, CMS, Basel and CBD • Geographical Scope: Europe and Central Asia • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe “Agreening” 2000 Report on the Status Implementation of MEAs in the European Region The publication covers: • Overview of the Conventions in Force • Implementation Mechanisms • Impacts/Effectiveness in the Protection of the Environment • Barriers to Implementations • Items for Policy Action
Past and ongoing Specific Projects • Legal Aspects of Implementation of Biodiversity Related Conventions in Central Europe • CITES National Legislative Analyses • NIS Background Paper on Implementation of UNEP Conventions • Participation of Workshop on Caspian Region Implementation of UNECE Conventions • Expert Consultations IUCN Implementation Guide
Legal Aspects of Implementation of Biodiversity Related Conventions in Central Europe • Scope: CBD, CITIS, CMS and RAMSAR • Geographical Scope: 12 countries • AL, BiH, BG, HR, CZ, HU, MK, PO, RO, SL, SK and FRY • Prepared for UNEP/IUCN Workshop on Implementation of Biodiversity Related Conventions, Kazakhstan, June 1999
CITES National Legislative analysis Geographical Scope: New parties of the Convention 6 countries: Azerbaijan, Croatia, FRY Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Ukraine. Output: A brief background paper (3 - 6 pages) identifying and reviewing the main practical steps for incorporating MEAs into national legislation;
NIS Background Paper on Implementation of UNEP Conventions • Develop a background paper on implementation of MEAs in NIS countries. • The paper will be presented at the Kiev Ministerial Conference