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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Sometimes established by a COP to assist in the negotiating process for a legally binding instrument (e. a new protocol). It has the same membership as the COP, but a different bureau. When it has finished its work, it makes recommendations to the COP, which finalizes and then adopts the text. (Source: InforMEA)

Hierarchy

Broader: committee

In other languages

French
comité plénier
Russian
комитет полного состава
Spanish
Comité Plenario
Chinese, Simplified
全体委员会
Arabic
اللجنة الجامعة

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with committee of the whole

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Basel Convention