UNITED NATIONS
UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN 25 July 2014 Original: English
78th Meeting of the Bureau of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols
Istanbul, Turkey, 3-4 September 2014
Agenda item 5
Calendar of UNEP/MAP & Main International Events for the period 2014-2015
For environmental and economic reasons, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.
UNEP/MAP Athens, 2014
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UNEP/MAP provisional calendar of Meetings for the period 2014-2015
CATEGORY MEETING DATE VENUE
Past meetings of 2014-2015 Biennium
PEGASO 14-17 January Antalya, PAP/RAC /Plan Bleu/RAC (EU FP7 Project) General Closing 2014 Turkey Meeting
Workshop on PCBs management 21-24 January Tirana, SCP/RAC (Medpartnership) 2014 Albania
Plan Bleu/RAC – Project PERSEUS project Mid-term 27-31 January Athens, Leader HCMR meetings 2014 Greece
Sub-regional Workshop on Green 28-29 January Amman, SCP/RAC Finance (H2020) 2014 Jordan
Workshop on eco-tourism as an Boka 30 January- SCP/RAC opportunity for sustainable Kotorska, 1February 2014 development (CAMP Montenegro) Montenegro
CAMP Montenegro National workshop to harmonize the CASP 11-13 February Podgorica, PAP/RAC with the CAMP results and the 2014 Montenegro NICZM Strategy
Workshop on industrial management 12-13 February Gabes, PAP/RAC and environmental governance 2014 Tunisia (H2020)
Plan Bleu/Malta as MCSD Launch of Mediterranean Strategy 14 February 2014 Malta SC Chair for Sustainable Development review
Integrated Correspondence Groups 17-19 February Athens, MAP CU-ECAP Project of GES and Targets Meeting 2014 Greece
4th MedPartnership Steering 17-20 February Hammamet, MAP CU-MedPartnership Committee Meeting 2014 Tunisia
Workshop « Water demand 19-20 February Sfax, Plan Bleu/RAC management options: The case of 2014 Tunisia the Sfax basin »
SHAPE Bologna, PAP/RAC (EU IPA Adriatic Project)Final 21 February 2014 Italy Conference
CLIM-RUN Final Governing Board Plan Bleu/RAC/ Leader 24-25 February Meeting Venice, Italy ENEA 2014
Sub-regional Workshop on Amman, SCP/RAC 24-26 February Sustainable Olive oil (H2020) Jordan
Workshop on PCBs management Alexandria, SCP/RAC 24-27 February (Medpartnership) Egypt
PAP/RAC Progress meeting on Algerian ICZM 26 - 27 February Algiers, /MedPartnership (LME) Strategy and Réghaïa ICZM Plan 2014 Algeria UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 2
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Plan Bleu/RAC /Leader 1st Steering Committee Meeting of Athens, 5 March 2014 HCMR the IRIS-SES Pilot Project Greece
National workshop on sustainable Ramallah, SCP/RAC 10-11 March Stone and marble industry (H2020) Palestine
MAP CU-MED Joint regional workshop of experts to Bratislava, 18-19 March POL/BCRC Slovakia review lead batteries' management Slovakia
Workshop on Green Economy and Amman, SCP/RAC 25-26 March SCP (H2020) Jordan
8th Project Steering Committee Marseille, Plan Bleu/RAC 26-27 Mars 2014 Meeting of ReGoKo Project France
Meeting of MED POL Focal Points Athens, MAP CU-MED POL 26-28 March 2014 on LBS NAP Update Greece
Mediterranean regional workshop to Malaga, MAP CU/CBD/IUCN-MED 7-11 April 2014 facilitate the description of EBSAs Spain
Presentation Workshop: Socio- PAP/RAC Zagreb, economic analysis for the Croatian 11 April 2014 /MedPartnership (LME) Croatia Coastal and Marine Strategy
Workshop on Eco-innovation and Alger, SCP/RAC 6-7 May sustainable industrial areas (H2020) Algeria
Athens, MAP CU-ECAP Project EcAp COR MON, Pollution and Litter 8-9 May 2014 Greece
Sub-regional workshop on Beirut, SCP/RAC 26-27 May sustainable industrial areas (H2020) Lebanon
EcAp COR MON Coast & Athens, MAP CU-ECAP Project 28 May 2014 Hydrography Greece
Regional workshop on economic assessment of forest goods and Tunis, Plan Bleu/RAC o 2-5 June 2014 services: support for studies in the Tunisia pilot sites
Paris, Plan Bleu/RAC General Meeting Plan Bleu 3 June 2014 France
ClimVar & ICZM data platform Tunis, MAP CU-MedPartnership 3-5 June 2014 workshop (in French) Tunisia
Workshops on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) / MedICIP Plan Bleu/RAC/PAP/RAC, Tunis, plateform and setbackzone 3-6 June 2014 UC, Tunisia calculation
Meeting on CECIS and MEDESS- Brussels, REMPEC 4 June 2014 4MS tools Belgium
Second meeting of the Sophia Plan Bleu/MAP CU-ECAP Correspondence group on the 4-5 June 2014 Antipolis, Project Economic and Social Analysis, France
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including outcomes of the national pilot cases of the Regoko Project
Meeting to present initial results of PAP/RAC MedPartnership the assessment of the costs of Tunis, 6 June 2014 (CVC) climate variability & change for the Tunisia Tunisian coast
15th MCSD Steering Committee Attard, MAP CU/Plan Bleu/RAC 11-12 June 2014 Meeting Malta
Regional workshop on PRTR and Ankara, MAP CU-MED POL H2020 indicators in the framework of 16-17 June 2014 Turkey SEIS project
EcAp COR MON Biodiversity and Ankara, MAP CU-ECAP Project 16-17 June 2014 Fisheries Turkey
Brussels, MAP CU-MED POL/EEA SWIM Meeting on desalination 23-24 June 2014 Belgium
MEDESS-4MS 6th Steering REMPEC Committee Meeting and Partners 24-26 June 2014 Malta Training of MEDESS Services
Third Offshore Protocol Working REMPEC 17-18 June 2014 Malta Group Meeting
Tunis, Plan Bleu/RAC Climagine Workshop 19 June 2014 Tunisia
La Seyne- MEDESS-4MS Sub-Regional End REMPEC 8 July 2014 sur-Mer, User Meeting France
Future Meetings in 2014-2015 Biennium
Session de formation méditerranéenne sur l'inventaire de Kuriat la caractérisation, la cartographie et 17-24 August Island, SPA/RAC la surveillance des habitats marins 2014 Monastir, clés d'intérêt pour la conservation en Tunisia mer méditerranée
Kuriat National training session on Marine SPA/RAC August 2014, tbc Island, turtles nesting monitoring Tunisia
th 3-4 September Istanbul, UNEP/MAP 78 Meeting of the Bureau 2014 Turkey
First half of Workshop on the Management Plan Monastir, SPA/RAC September 2014, of the Kuriat Islands Tunisia tbc
Mediterranean training session on 22-27 September Santa Pola, SPA/RAC ecological monitoring in MPAs 2014 Spain UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 4
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Meeting on the "development of 23-24 September Tunis, SPA/RAC SPAMIs in the Sicily 2014 Tunisia Channel/Tunisian Plateau
Workshop on Development of 25-26 September Tunis, SPA/RAC SPAMIs in the Adriatic Sea 2014 Tunisia
PAP/RAC Eighth Annual Celebration of the 25 September Tunis, /MedPartnership Mediterranean Coast Day 2014 Tunisia
PAP/RAC/MedPartnership Co-ordination meeting on TB End September Tirana, (LME) Buna/Bojana IM Plan 2014 Albania
PAP/RAC/MedPartnership Harmonization meeting on TB End September Podgorica, (LME) Buna/Bojana IM Plan 2014 Montenegro
Planning and coordination meeting September- Cairo, SPA/RAC on the activities to be implemented October 2014 tbc Egypt in the Sallum MPA
MAP CU-SwithMed SCP Action Plan - Non- Marseille, Project/SCP/RAC governmental Stakeholders 2-3 October 2014 France Consultation consultation meeting
Alghero, PAP/RAC - CAMP Italy Inception Workshop 4 October 2014 Italy
Plan Bleu/RAC/Leader PERSEUS Meeting (European) 7-8 October 2014 Rome, Italy HCMR
Climate Variability & ICZM data Istanbul, MAP CU-MedPartnership 7-9 October 2014 platform workshop Turkey
Meeting on implementing pollution monitoring programme with regards MAP CU-MED POL 9 October 2014 tbc to data quality assurance and data submission
Consultation workshop on the ST 1 half of October El Kouf, SPA/RAC National Strategy for the 2014 Libya Development of MPAs in Libya
4TH Meeting of EcAp Coordination Athens, MAP CU-ECAP Project 9-10 October 2014 Group Greece
Presentation Workshop on priority 2ND half of October Beirut, SPA/RAC marine sites in Lebanon 2014 tbc Lebanon
5th Mediterranean Symposium on 27-28 October Portorož, SPA/RAC Marine vegetation 2014 Slovenia
Third biennal conference on Lebanon, SPA/RAC cetaceans for south Mediterranean October 2014 tbc tbc countries
Workshop on the Management Plan Himara, SPA/RAC October 2014 tbc of the Porto Palermo Bay MPA Albania
National Training on Preparedness 27-29 October Algiers, REMPEC for Oil-Polluted Shoreline Cleanup 2014 Algeria
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and Oiled Wildlife Interventions
2nd Mediterranean Symposium on 29-30 October Portorož, SPA/RAC the conservation of Coralligenous 2014 Slovenia and other calcareous bio-concretions
1st Mediterranean Symposium on Portorož, SPA/RAC 31 October 2014 the conservation of the dark habitats Slovenia
PAP/RAC - Presentation of the ICZM Plan for Šibenik, tbc October 2014 MedPartnership (CVC) the Šibenik-Knin County Croatia
October- Regional meeting on environmental MAP CU-MED POL November 2014 Morocco inspectorate tbc
REMPEC/Regional Regional Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 3-5 November Istanbul, Workshop Workshop 2014 Turkey
MedPartnership 6TH Coordination 3-4 November Barcelona, MAP/CU-MedPartnership Group meeting 2014 Spain
Regional Meeting on inspections and up to date pollution control tools 18-20 November MAP CU-MED POL tbc (ELV EQOs etc.), priority hot spots 2014 and priority polluting substances
National Ballast Water Management 24-25 November REMPEC Convention (BWMC) Twinning Morocco 2014 Workshop
Plan Bleu/RAC, leader nd 25-27 November Murcia, 2 Mediterranean Water Forum IME, GWP/MED & Spain 2014 Spain
MAP CU-SwithMed Project /SCP/RAC SCP Action Plan - SCP/RAC Focal 25-27 November Barcelona, Governance & decision Points meeting 2014 Spain making process
Adoption conference on National PAP/RAC - November 2014 Algiers, ICZM Strategy for Algeria and MedPartnership (LME) tbc Algeria Reghaia Coastal Plan
PAP/RAC- Regional workshop to present socio- November 2014 tbd MedPartnership (CVC) economic assessment of CVC costs tbc
November 2014 Toulon, PAP/RAC CAMP France Inception Workshop tbc France
Workshop on the Management Plan November 2014 Nador, SPA/RAC of the Cap des Trois Fourches MPA tbc Morocco
th Split, MAP CU-Governance Unit 9 Compliance Committee/ BC 27-28 Nov 2014 Croatia
November- MED POL Focal Points meeting on MAP CU-MED POL December 2014 tbc NAPs update tbc UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 6
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November – REMPEC/Regional MEDESS-4MS Project Regional Rome, Italy December 2014 Training Training tbc tbc
79th Meeting of the Bureau 1-3 December Athens, UNEP/MAP 2014 Greece
Second symposium on marine and 1ST week of Hammamet, SPA/RAC coastal birds December 2014 Tunisia
Final presentation conference on PAP/RAC – PAP/RAC December 2014 Podgorica, National ICZM Strategy for MedPartnership (LME) tbc Montenegro Montenegro
CAMP Montenegro Final December 2014 Podgorica, PAP/RAC Presentation Conference tbc Montenegro
PAP/RAC - Final presentation conference on TB December 2014 Albania MedPartnership (LME) Buna/Bojana IM Plan tbc
PAP/RAC - December 2014 Final Regional ICZM Workshop tbc MedPartnership (LME) tbc
Meeting to review the Regional Strategy for Prevention of and st REMPEC/Regional 1 Quarter 2015 Response to Marine Pollution from tbc Meeting tbc Ships
MAP CU-Governance MCSD Conference on MSSD 12-13 February tbc Unit/Plan Bleu/RAC revision 2015 tbc
Regional workshop on guidelines related to lube oils management and 17-20 February MAP CU-MED POL tbc BOD control from tanneries 2015 tbc
Regional workshop on PCB disposal 20-22 January MAP CU-MED POL and PCB management guidelines tbc 2015 tbc and illegal trafficking of HW
EcAp Integrated COR MON Rome, Italy MAP CU-ECAP Project tbc, February 2015 tbc
Presentation and Consultation Algiers, SPA/RAC Workshop on the Management Plan February 2015 tbc Algeria of the Réghaïa MPA
Workshop with the Cap des Trois Nador, SPA/RAC February 2015 tbc Fourches MPA local stakeholders Morocco
Regional Meeting on PCB ES February-March Istanbul, MAP CU-MED POL February or March Istanbul 2015 2015 tbc Turkey
Regional workshop on guidelines Second week of MAP CU-MED POL related to phophogypsum from tbc March 2015 tbc fertilizer industry
First MAP Focal Points Meeting Athens, MAP 16-18 March 2015 (Midterm Strategy) Greece
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Plan Mediterranean Forest Week (IV Barcelona, Bleu/RAC/FAO/Leader 17-20 March 2015 MFW), Spain Spain
Workshops on Dumping guidelines 31 March-01 April MAP CU-MED POL and dumping protocol tbc 2015 tbc implementation
Presentation and Consultation Sallum, SPA/RAC Workshop on the Management Plan March 2015 tbc Egypt of the Sallum MPA
Presentation and Consultation El Kouf, SPA/RAC Workshop on the Management Plan March 2015 tbc Libya of the El Kouf National Park
Training workshop on Financial SPA/RAC needs for MPAs creation and March 2015 tbc tbc management
Training workshop on Financial SPA/RAC needs for MPAs creation and March 2015 tbc tbc management
th 16-17 April 2015 Valetta, MAP CU-Governance Unit 10 Compliance Committee/ BC tbc Malta
Tunis, SPA/RAC MedMPAnet Project Final Workshop April 2015 tbc Tunisia
5th Mediterranean Conference on Istanbul, SPA/RAC April 2015 tbc Marine Turtles Turkey
Ad hoc meeting for the elaboration of the Roadmap towards a comprehensive, ecologically Tunis, SPA/RAC representative, effectively connected April 2015 tbc Tunisia and efficiently managed network of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2020
Fifth Meeting of SAP BIO National Tunis, SPA/RAC April 2015 tbc Correspondents Tunisia
Fifth Meeting of SAP BIO Advisory Tunis, SPA/RAC April 2015 tbc Committee (Tunis, April 2015) Tunisia
Regional meeting on ESM; Best practices and or guidelines for three MAP CU-MED POL April 2015 tbc tbc major sectors ( lube oil, tanneries and phophogypsum)
PAP/RAC CAMP CAMP Regional workshop to present April/May 2015 tbc tbc Assessment the Assessment Report
PAP/RAC Governance PAP/RAC NFPs meeting April/May 2015 tbc tbc (MTF)
MAP CU-ECAP Project EcAp Coordination Group Meeting 4-5 May 2015 tbc tbc UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 8
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18-20 May 2015 MAP DU-Governance Unit 16th Meeting of MCSD Morocco tbc tbc
MedPartnership Final Steering MAP CU-MedPartnership 26-28 May 2015 Egypt Committee meeting
Athens, MAP CU-MED POL Meeting of MED POL focal points May 2015 tbc Greece
Twelfth Meeting of Focal Points for Last week of May SPA/RAC tbc SPAs (tentative) 2015 tbc
MAP CU-Governance Unit 8th Compliance Committee/ GFCM May 2015 tbc Rome, Italy
REMPEC/Thematic Focal 11th Meeting of REMPEC Focal 2nd Quarter 2015 Malta Points Meeting Points tbc
th Ankara, UNEP/MAP 80 Meeting of the Bureau 3-5 June 2015 Turkey
th 02-03 Oct. 2015 Athens, MAP CU-Governance Unit 11 Compliance Committee tbc Greece
SWITCH-Med Networking event Barcelona, SCP/RAC (possibly back-to-back with the October 2015 Spain Steering Committee of SWITH-Med)
International conference on the MAP CU-SwitchMed Last week of presentation of results of SWITCH- tbc Project October 2015 tbc Med :
Conférence sur le réseau des October/November Tunis, SPA/RAC ASPIM 2015 Tunisia
SCP/RAC Governance SCP/RAC National Focal Points tbc 2015 tbc
2nd Meeting on the Establishment of 4th Quarter 2015 REMPEC/Regional a Network of Law Enforcement tbc & subject to tbc Meeting Officials relating to MARPOL in the mobilization of Mediterranean Sea (MENELAS) external funds
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Draft Calendar of Main International Events for the period 2014-2015
MEETING DATE VENUE
31 August-5 World Water Week 2014, Stockholm, Sweden September 2014
United Nations - Conference on Small Island 1-4 September 2014 Apia, Samoa Developing States
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Bonn, Nordrhein- Change (UNFCCC) - Compliance Committee 4-5 September 2014 Westfalen, Germany Meetings
Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR 11-12 September Convention) - Meeting of the Intersessional London, UK 2014 Correspondence Group for the Implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive,
65th Meeting of the International Whaling 11-18 September Slovenia, Portoroz Commission (IWC) 2014
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission 16-17 September - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) 46th Meeting of Helsinki, Finland 2014 the Heads of Delegation
69th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 16 September-1 New York, USA 69 October 2014
16th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas 29 September – 1 Athens, Greece Conventions and Action Plans October 2014
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties 29 September-3 Pyeongchang, Republic serving as the meeting of the Parties to the October 2014 of Korea Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) - Intersessional Correspondence 2-3 October 2014 Gothenburg, Sweden Group on the Coordination of Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Pyeongchang, Republic 6-17 October 2014 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of Korea
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) - 8th Meeting 8-10 October 2014 Tallinn, Estonia of the HELCOM Group for the Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach
3rd Global Large Marine Ecosystems Conference, 8-10 October 2014 Swakopmund, Namibia 8-10 October 2014
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Gangwon, Republic of Biodiversity Summit for Cities & Subnational 12-14 October 2014 Korea Governments
International Maritime Organization (IMO) - 67th 13-17 October 2014 London, UK Session of the IMO's Marine Environment UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 10
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Protection Committee
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR) 8th European RAMSAR 20-24 October 2014 Kufstein, Austria Meeting
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Bonn Climate Change Bonn, Nordrhein- 20-25 October 2014 Conference- Ad Hoc Working Group on the Westfalen, Germany Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP)
40th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Copenhagen, 27-31 October 2014 Climate Change (IPCC 40) Kobenhavn, Denmark
47th Meeting of the Global Environmental Facility 28-30 October 2014 Washington D.C., USA (GEF) Council
128th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations 31 October 2014 Nairobi, Kenya Environment Programme (UNEP)
Second United Nations Conference on 3-5 November 2014 Vienna, Austria Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
14th Meeting of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) Maritime 4-6 November 2014 Riga, Latvia Group
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Social Pre-Conference of the 4-7 November 2014 Lima, Peru Parties (COP)
11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to (COP 11) CMS (Convention on the Conservation 4-9 November 2014 Quito, Ecuador of Migratory Species of Wild Animals)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World 10-12 November Aichi-Nagoya, Japan Conference on Education for Sustainable 2014 Development
The Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East-Atlantic 11-12 November Vigo, Spain (OSPAR)12th Meeting of the Intersessional 2014 Correspondence Group on Marine Litter (ICG-ML)
6th International Union for Conservation of Nature 12-19 November Sydney, Australia (IUCN) World Parks Congress 2014
13-14 November Libreville, Estuaire, GEO-XI (Group on Earth Observations) 2014 Gabon
15-16 November Brisbane, Queensland, G20 (Group of Twenty) Leaders’ Summit 2014 2014 Australia
The Joint 10th Meeting of the Conference of the 17-20 November Parties to the Vienna Convention and the 26th Paris, France 2014 Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
UFM “Integration of renewable energy solutions in 17-28 November Milan, Italy the Mediterranean electricity markets 2014
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 1-12 December 2014 Lima, Peru Change (UNFCCC) COP 20
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Expert Workshop to Prepare Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse 2-4 December 2014 Baltimore, USA Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats
Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) High-Level Port of Rome Conference on the Financing of the Future Trans- 10 December 2014 (Civitavecchia), Italy Mediterranean Transport Network (TMT-N)
129th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations 16 December 2014 Nairobi, Africa Environment Programme (UNEP)
Third Session of the Intergovernmental Platform Bonn, Nordrhein- on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) 10-17 January 2015 Westfalen, Germany Plenary
United Nations (UN) –Water International Zaragoza, Aragon, 15-17 January 2015 Zaragoza Conference Spain
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) 17th Session of the 24-27 March 2015 Rome, Italy Scientific Advisory Committee
Basel COP 12, Rotterdam COP 7, Stockholm COP 3-14 May 2015 Geneva, Switzerland 7
39th Session of General Fisheries Commission for 25-29 May 2015 Rome, Italy the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Punta del Este, Convention on Wetlands of International 1-9 June 2015 Importance RAMSAR COP 12 Maldonado, Uruguay
th Washington D.C. , 48 Meeting of the Global Environmental 2-4 June 2015 United States of Facility(GEF) Council America
40th Sessions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 3-14 June 2015 Bonn, Germany Subsidiary Bodies
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Third High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable 26 June-8 July 2015 New York City, USA Development (HLPF 3)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United th 7-11 September 2015 Durban, South Africa Nations (FAO) 14 World Forestry Congress
United Nations (UN) Summit for Adoption of Post- 21-23 September New York City, USA 2015 Development Agenda 2015
70th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 15-28 September New York City, USA 70) 2015
United Nations Convention to Combat September 2015 tbc UNEP/BUR/78/Inf.3 Page 12
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Desertification (UNCCD) COP 12
49th Meeting of the Global Environmental 20-22 October 2015 Washington DC , USA Facility(GEF) Council
Agreement on the Conservation of African- 9-14 November 2015 Bonn, Germany Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) MOP 6
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 30 November – 11 Paris, France Change (UNFCCC) COP 21 December 2015