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UN / GA-65 - Environmental Law and Policy on the Agenda (Elisa Morgera) 196 LOS - Law of the Sea Meetings (Ann Powers) 200 UNEP / IEG / 1st Meeting - International Environmental Governance Reform "A Briefing for the UN Missions" (Angela Cropper) 202 FAO - Council and Committee on Agriculture "Recent Activities" (Elsa Tsioumani) 205 - Wildlife Legislation for Empowerment of the Poor (Elisa Morgera and Elsa Tsioumani) 206 IPBES - New Science-Policy Platform? 208 CBD / ABS-9 - Seeking Agreement on Access and Benefit Sharing (Elsa Tsioumani) 209 UNFCCC - Progress on Climate Commitments and Cooperation? 212 - The Disappearance of "1.5 Degrees Celsius" 215 CMS - Inquiry into Future Directions for the Convention 216 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents several papers regarding the United Nations' efforts to environmental policy and its developments. It includes the universal realization of the human rights to food and to water and the need to have equitable access to the natural resources of land, water and seeds as well as to credit. Another is an overview and summaries of resolution adopted during the 63rd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, particularly those of environment or legal import. Also, is the examination of the report of the UN Secretary-General on the development of the implementation of Agenda 21.

The article discusses United Nations programs for sustainable development. The author traces the origins from the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972 and the establishment of the U.N. Environmental Program (UNEP). He reviews various Multilateral Agreements on the Environment including the Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Montreal Protocol. He discusses financing mechanisms such as the Environment Fund and the Global Environment Facility. He concludes that the French proposal to transform UNEP into a World Environmental Organization would be modeled on the World Health Organization.

This article discusses the development and applications of environmental laws during and after military conflicts. According to the author, environmental law conventions developed in response to the use of herbicides for the defoliation of Vietnam and as a reaction to oil spills in the Gulf Wars. He reviews United Nations efforts to clarify environmental laws during armed conflicts and discusses applications to RAMSAR protected wetlands and other protected areas. He suggests ways in which these existing environmental laws could be strengthened and new laws to protect certain species, dual use facilities, and demilitarized zones during war.

The article discusses the United Nations' activities and conventions pertaining to environmental policies and laws. The forums include United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) ninth session of its Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum and Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UNEP's International Conference on Chemicals Management, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Convention and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Curitiba, Brazil.

This article presents the resolutions that addressed different global issues in environmental laws and policies adopted from the 2005 World Summit Outcome conference. This includes: the issues regarding the values and principles of the summit, the developments in different projects that they have launched, the peace and collective security, human rights, the rule of law, Economic & Social Council, Security Council, Human Rights Council, secretariat and management reform, system-wide coherence, and the strengthening of the United Nations.

The article presents news and developments relevant to the activities of the United Nations on environmental law and policy compiled as of September 2005. The 2005 World Summit held in September in New York which discussed issues on global threats that require global solutions towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. The 25th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group to the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer was held in Montreal, Canada which discussed a directive where developed countries must phase out ethyl bromide mostly for pest control in agriculture.

The article reports on international developments relevant to environmental law and policy. The International Whaling Commission's 57th annual meeting which was held in June 2005 in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, has focused on issues on anti-whaling and pro-whaling nations. The meeting also discussed issues on conservation and on proposals to lift the 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling. In other news, the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Medal was awarded by the President of the International Ocean Institute to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

This article focuses on a comprehensive review of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) for the Sustainable Development of SIDS or small island developing states, which was called for in the 57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The BPOA sets forth specific actions and measures at the national, regional, and international levels in support of the sustainable development of SIDS. BPOA is a 14-point program that identifies priority areas and specific actions necessary for addressing the special challenges faced by SIDS. Some of the priority areas are: climate change and sea-level rise, natural and environmental disasters, and management of wastes.

Discusses various activities of the United Nations related to environmental policy and law. Establishment of international liability for transboundary harm; Historical insight into the United Nations Environment Programme; Adoption of a resolution promoting the right to drinking water and sanitation as an individual and collective human right.

Reports on developments concerning United Nations (UN) activities on environmental policy and law as of April 2004. Proposals to strengthen the UN Economic and Social Council; Negotiations on a global regime to regulate the access and use of genetic resources; Enforcement of the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Presents the title index of volume 33 of the periodical "Environmental Policy and Law". United Nations activities; Regional affairs; Other international developments.

The article presents news briefs worldwide pertaining to environmental policies and laws. A report of the Secretary-General on developments and issues relating to Oceans and Law of the Sea (A/61/50) has been prepared in response to the request of the General Assembly and to be presented to States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United Nations World Food Program has given Axa Re the first UN humanitarian emergency insurance contract. A statement on greenhouse gas levels by the World Meteorological Organization has stated that the level in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases combined with climate change is getting higher.

The article presents reference sources, information resources, and international agencies pertinent to subjects that relate to environmental law and policy. Subjects include: workshop on adaptation to climate change, United Nations Disaster Reduction Day, Institute for Environment and Human Security, a global plan to rescue amphibians, World Economic and Social Survey, eighth World Wilderness Congress, Forest Law, conservation of African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds, landmines, mining wastes and farming techniques.

This article highlights the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction from January 18-22, 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The meeting brought together Member States, United Nations entities, non-governmental organizations, academics and other actors involved in disaster reduction. The conference aims to increase the international profile of disaster risk reduction and promote its integration into development planning and practice, and to identify gaps related to vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management.

The article reports on developments and activities of the United Nations. According to a report issued on December 9, 2003 by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the world's population is projected to rise to nine billion by 2300. The UN Secretary-General on an occasion told that institutional investors could have "a decisive impact" on future greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental performance of major companies. On October 22, 2003, at its Extraordinary Meeting, the Working Group of Senior Officials decided that the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" is to take place in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, in September or October 2007.

Focuses on the implementation of the International Environmental Governance by the Governing Councils of the United Nations Environment Program. Enhancement of environmental governance; Coherence between multilateral environmental agreements; Aim to prepare for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The article reflects on several issues relating to environmental law and policy. The section discusses the following topics on environmental law and policy, such as: the proposals to convert United Nations' (UN) Environmental Program from its current designation as a UN program, several changeovers of UN key personnels, and the negotiation of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of its Headquarters Agreement with the German government.

This article highlights the United Nations Conference for the negotiation of a successor agreement to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, which met at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from February 14-18, 2005. Delegates continued their discussion of bracketed text from the First Part of the Conference, held in Geneva in July 2004. At that session, some progress was made in agreeing on the text for a new agreement. Many proposals on the unresolved issues were tabled during the meeting, but delegates were unable to reach agreement on a number of cross-cutting proposals.

This article highlights a country-led initiative (CLI) in support of the United Nations Forum on Forests on the future of the international arrangement on forests (IAF), which was held from January 25-28, 2005 in Zapopan-Guadalajara, Mexico. The CLI had a double purpose: to elaborate the critical elements that countries would like to see included in a future IAF, and to provide an informal contribution that will help provide a basis for the decision concerning the future of the IAF.

The article provides information on issues related to environmental policy and law discussed at the United nations. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared in a statement that "every country has a responsibility to move from an era of exploitation of the environment to an ethic of stewardship." According to UNEP, in 2003 weather-related natural disasters cost the world billions. The 32nd conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization voted a budget appropriation of $749 million to carry out its work in 2004-5.

Editorial. Comments on the problems caused by armed conflicts. Conflict prevention declared by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General; UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution on the prevention of armed conflict; U.S. President George W. Bush's search for a profile as an "environmental politician".

Editorial. Focuses on the 22nd session of the Governing Council⁄Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme related to environmental policy and law held on February 2-7, 2003. Discussion on implementation, development and codification of environment law; Analysis of global problems facing the world.