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UN / GA 65th Session - Environmental Policy and Legal Resolutions (Elisa Morgera) 2 UNCSD-Rio+20 / ISM-1 - Finding Common Ground (Elsa Tsioumani) 9 UNFCCC / Kyoto Protocol - Outcomes of the Cancún Conferenc (Soledad Aguilar) 10 Clean Development Mechanism - Proposal for an Appeals Process (Michael Bothe, Thilo Marauhn, Eckard Rehbinder, Ayse Martina Böhringer, Johan Horst) 14 CMS / ACCOBAMS / MOP-4 - Geographical Area Overlapping with ASCOBANS "Legal or Other Implications" (Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and Heidrun Frisch) 18 CMS - International Tiger Forum "Reflections" (Aline Kühl) 22 Montreal Protocol / MOP-22 - "Universal" Agreement Makes Limited Progress 24 INC Mercury-1 & 2 - Negotiations Commence 26 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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.

A conference paper about Bali Action Plan, presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2007 held in Bali, Indonesia is presented. It discusses the final result of the meeting involving resolutions, affirmation of previous plans and future action concerning climate change and poverty eradication. Concerns related to the success of international cooperation for environmental protection is presented.

The article reports on the proceedings of the convention held in Rome, Italy in September 2005 regarding the second Conference of Parties of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade also known as the "PIC Convention." The convention focused on the issues of operationalizing the procedures developed by the nine Intergovernmental Negotiating Committees (INCs) and the need for a funding mechanism that will finance their programs.

The article reflects on the goals achieved and those that have fallen short of the desired results in environmental policies. Several issues that have recent developments have been briefly discussed. The United Nations reported that more landmines came out of the ground than are planted each year. There have been moves made with regard to the international management of chemicals. The International Conference on Chemicals Management is going to be held on Dubai, 4-6 February 2006. The Montreal, Quebec meeting was not as successful as participants had hoped but they were happy with the results.

Editorial. Comments on different issues relating to environmental policy. Prospects of compliance to the Kyoto Protocol; Retirement of United Nations under-secretary general for legal affairs and legal counsel Hans Corell; Recommended establishment by the United Nations General Assembly of a trust fund for the preparation, updating and publication of the Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs.