Stories, reports and analysis from past issues of Down to Earth related to the global
governance process
Factsheets on Global Environmental
Negotiations.
Desertification United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and / or Desertification, Particularly in Africa. DOWNLOAD
PDF FILE: fact01.pdf
Hazardous waste
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their
Disposal. DOWNLOAD
PDF FILE: fact02.pdf
Right to Information
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to
Justice in Environmental Matters (or Arhus Convention). DOWNLOAD FILE: fact03.pdf
Prior Informed Consent Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (or Rotterdam Convention). DOWNLOAD
PDF FILE: fact11.pdf
Persistent Organic Pollutants
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. DOWNLOAD
PDF FILE: fact12.pdf
Trade and Environment
Ongoing negotiations to incorporate environmental concerns in trade Worde Trade
Organization (WTO).DOWNLOAD PDF FILE: fact13.pdf