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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

1) A sub-division of the plenary mandated to negotiate specific issues of the agenda, usually arranged by clusters. Open to all parties. 2) Between meetings, a subsidiary body established by the governing body of an international agreement to provide it with advice on specific issues. These working groups can be open-ended and meet periodically or be time-bound and meet once only. Open to all parties. (Source: Glossary of terms for Negotiators of MEAs, 2007)

Hierarchy

Related concepts from Law and Environment Ontology:

In other languages

French
groupe de travail
Russian
рабочая группа
Spanish
grupo de trabajo
Arabic
فريق عامل

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Working groups

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Working groups. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents

Multimedia

The UNCCD COP