06 Jun 2023
SDG14: Life below water
Water is essential for Earth. Oceans, lakes, seas, and rivers regulate temperatures, absorb carbon dioxide, sustain the livelihoods of billion of people, and host countless species of marine life. Achieving this objective requires bold action to reduce marine pollution and ocean acidification, to conserve and restore marine environments, to promote sustainable fishing, and to enforce efficiently the law of the sea.
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Organizations
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES
Experts
Alice Tipping
Alice Tipping is the Director of Trade and Sustainable Development at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Brenda Koekkoek
Brenda Koekkoek is a Programme Manager at the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
Bruno Oberle
Bruno Oberle is the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Daniel F. McGinnis
Daniel F. McGinnis is an Associate Professor at the Aquatic Physics Department F.-A. Forel of the University of Geneva.
David Morgan
David Morgan is the Chief of the Science Unit at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
David Vivas Eugui
David Vivas Eugui is a Legal Officer in the Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Dorsa Sheikholeslami
Dorsa Sheikholeslami is a Nature-based Solutions Programme Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Eva Zabey
Eva Zabey is the Executive Director of Business for Nature.
Ivonne Higuero
Ivonne Higuero is the Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Jay Aldous
Jay Aldous is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands.
Jessica Battle
Jessica Battle is the Senior Expert on Global Ocean Policy and Governance and Lead Deep Seabed Mining Initiative at WWF.
Jon Hutton
Jon Hutton is the Director Executive Director for Global Conservation Impact at WWF International.
Juan Carlos Vasquez
Juan Carlos Vasquez is the Chief of Legal Affairs and Compliance at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Lars Peter Riishøjgaard
Lars Peter Riishøjgaard is Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Department and Director of the WMO Integrated Observing System (WIGOS) Branch.
Luca Chinotti
Luca Chinotti is a Senior Specialist in Multilateral Affairs at WWF.
Marco Lambertini
Marco Lambertini is Special Envoy of WWF International.
Minna Epps
Minna Epps is the Director of IUCN Ocean team.
Musonda Mumba
Musonda Mumba will be the seventh Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands, from October 2022.
Otto Simonett
Otto Simonett is the Director of Zoï Environment Network.
Radhika Murti
Director, Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Salman Hussain
Salman Hussain is the Coordinator of the The Economics Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
Sofie H. Flensborg
Sofie H. Flensborg is a Programme Officer in the Outreach and Projects Unit of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Sonia Peña Moreno
Sonia Peña Moreno is the Director of the International Policy Centre at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Stewart Maginnis
Stewart Maginnis is the Deputy Director General in charge of Programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Trevor Sandwith
Director, IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme.Events
Body Meeting
Informal Open-ended Negotiating Group on Rules (Fisheries Subsidies) | Heads of Delegation
09 Jun 2023 14:00
WTO | Room CR
WTO
Body Meeting
62nd meeting of the Standing Committee
04 – 08 Sep 2023
Secretariat headquarters in Gland
Ramsar Convention
Local
Les Jeudis de l’environnement | Eau en ville, de la théorie à la pratique
21 Sep 2023 12:00
Uptown Geneva Rue de la Servette 2, 1201 Genève
Republic and State of Geneva
Learning
Online Course
Ecosystem-based Adaptation | Working with nature to adapt to a changing climate
17 Mar – 04 Oct 2023
SDSN
Online Course
Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning
UN CC:Learn, UNITAR, NAP-GSP, FEBA
Publications
Reports
Strengthening collaboration and coordination between biodiversity and chemicals and waste clusters
2022
Nordic Council of Ministers
Reports
Interlinkages between the chemicals and waste multilateral environmental agreements and biodiversity: Key Insights
2021
BRS, Minamata Convention on Mercury
Jobs