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Conventions

United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification
Promoting action that will protect the world's drylands from further deterioration and degradation into deserts, the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification runs from January 2010 to December 2020. Website provides further information, news and resources.

2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Website of the Mexican hosts of 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership
The Partnership will coordinate the delivery and communication of a suite of indicators measuring progress towards the "2010 target", agreed by the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ)
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat catalogues AIJ projects that have been officially approved.

CC:TRAIN
CC:TRAIN is a programme run by UNITAR directed towards providing training and resources relevant to developing country implementation of obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Climate Change Information Network
The Climate Change Information Network, CC:iNet, was set up by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to act as a web-based clearing house for information on ways Parties are improving the awareness and participation of the public in climate change matters worldwide.

Division of Environmental Conventions
The Division of Environmental Conventions identifies synergies and promotes substantive collaboration among Multilateral Environmental Agreements.

European Environmental Law
Site contains full text cases, legislation and other materials as well as dossiers and articles offering a more in-depth view on specific issues. Includes copies of European Union documents on climate change.

Global Environment Facility
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides financial support to developing countries for activities intended to reduce the scale of global environmental change.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Scientific body established by United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorlogical Organization in 1988 to assess the scientific and technical basis of the global warming problem.

International Year of Biodiversity
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity.

IPCC Secretariat
The IPCC Secretariat site provides access to general information about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its activities, special reports and technical papers, press releases, a newsletter and related sites.

Johannesburg Summit 2002
Provides summaries and key outcomes from the summit as well as full documents from all conference sessions together with the resulting Implementation Plan and Action Agenda. Available in six languages.

Joint Implementation Quarterly
Produced by Joint Implementation Network based in The Netherlands, the bulletin provides an up-to-date review of progress in the development of joint implementation projects.

Kyoto Protocol Thermometer
The latest state of play with regard to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.

Ozone Secretariat
The Ozone Secretariat manages the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances and subsequent agreements.

Stakeholders Forum Earth Summit 2002
News, information and networking in support of the World Summit On Environment and Development.

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Comprehensive global agreement to address all aspects of biodiversity: genetic resources, species and ecosystems.

UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
International treaty intended to promote effective action on desertification through innovative local programmes and supportive international partnerships by developing and carrying out national, sub-regional and regional action programmes.

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The treaty created by the international community to address the climate problem.

UN System Work on Climate Change
Gateway to the United Nations System's work on climate change.

UNEP Industry and Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme's Industry and Environment Programme provides governments, industry, NGOs and others with information regarding sustainable production and consumption.

UNEP OzonAction Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme's OzonAction Programme runs an information exchange service containing technical and policy information related to protection of the stratospheric ozone layer.

UNFCCC News
Distributed bimonthly, the e-newsletter from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat provides a comprehensive overview of major news and announcements, along with practical information about upcoming events.

United Nations Climate Change Conference, December 2009
Official site for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, December 2009.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The environment wing of the United Nations.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations agency responsible for data collection and research coordination in the atmospheric sciences.

World Summit on Environment and Development
Official site of the Johannesburg World Summit on Environment and Development 2002. Daily coverage of the meeting is available from Linkages (International Institute for Sustainable Development).

Autogenerated: 29 Aug 2010

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