‎On ozone depleting substances

‎universally ratified

‎Ozone hole is shrinking because of this

‎Montreal protocol ‎Ban on chloroflourocarbons

‎Replaced by HFC: cause greenhouse effect

‎Ratified montreal protocol

‎ FCs have been removed from everything

C
‎India
‎except for Metered Dose Inhalers

‎Vienna Convention
‎ dopted in 2016 to phase down HFCs (did not
a
‎deplete ozone but caused Greenhouse
‎effect)

‎122 countries have ratified

‎ argets for reduction are different for

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‎different groups
‎Kigali amendment
‎India has agreed : HFC emission is very low

‎Alternative to HFC : HFO

‎ uito Adjustment : ensures

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‎compliance
 ‎ educing emissions from
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‎deforestation and forest
‎degradation

‎ lus : involves further activites

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‎like involving the local
‎UNREDD and REDD+ ‎community, dealing with poverty
‎etc.

‎ orest Carbon Partnership

F ‎World Bank is the trustee
‎Facility : global partnership for
‎REDD+
 ‎ limate and Clean Air Coalition :
C
‎SLCPs

‎ io Carbon fund initiative : for

B
‎reducing GHG emissions

‎ ead by UNEP, CCAC, Kigali cooling

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‎ ool Coalition : inspiring transition
C ‎efficiency program, sustainable energy for all.

‎to clean and efficient cooling.

‎ lobal Climate Change

G ‎Helps SIDS and LDCs meet their INDCs.

‎Alliance + : initiative of EU

‎ romoted by FAO along with various

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‎ lobal Alliance for Climate Smart
G ‎governments.
‎Important Bodies ‎Agriculture

‎ tandards and tools for helping countries

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‎track climate goals

‎ y World Resources institute and world

b
‎GHG protocol
‎business council for sustainable development

‎Mnemonic to remember : CURD FINS

‎Arctic Council

‎ echnical assistance of relevant

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‎organisations to implement the idea of loss
‎and damage.

‎Santiago Network ‎Signed at COP-25

‎ arsaw international mechanism

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‎for loss and damage
 ‎Setup by WMO and UNEP

‎ roduces reports to submit to

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‎UNFCCC

‎ ssessment reports : currently 6th

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‎cycle is ongoing

‎IPCC ‎WG1 : physical scientific basis

‎ G2 : Vulnerability of socio economic and

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‎natural systems.
‎Working groups
‎WG3 : mitigation methodologies

‎3 special reports ‎SR 1.5, SRCCL, SROCC

‎ nique points in the reports :

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‎Ocean warming has accounted for
‎91% of the heating in the climate
‎system
 ‎ ll UN members except the united
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‎states have ratified this treaty

‎Topmost decision maker : COP

I‎ndia ratified in 1994 : Biodiversity

‎act, 2002 and related bodies

‎Transport of LMO

‎Advanced Informed Agreement

‎Cartagena protocol on biosafety
‎ iosafety Clearing house for information
B
‎sharing

‎ N Convention on
U ‎ agoya Kuala Lampur supplementary
N
‎3 additional protocols ‎protocol for liability and redress.
‎Biological Diversity
‎ agoya Protocol on access and benefit
N ‎Prior informed consent
‎sharing
‎Mutually Agreed Terms

‎ eport : Global Biodiversity

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‎Outlook

‎Failed on all fronts

‎Aichi Biodiversity Targets

‎ harm al sheikh : new deal for

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‎nature
 ‎Kunming montreal declaration

‎non legally binding

‎4 long term goals for 2050

‎ lobal biodiversity framework
G
‎23 targets for 2030
‎post 2020
‎30x30 target

‎ EF to setup special trust fund in

G
‎2023 to support implementation
‎of the GBF
‎COP 15 of CBD
‎ arties to set national biodiversity
P
‎strategies and action plans

‎adopted gender plan of action

1‎ 0 flagships in 23 countries acress all

‎ecosystems
‎World Restoration Flagships
‎Namami Gange was featured
‎Events alongside
‎Restortation Barometer report by IUCN
 ‎works in sync in CBD

r‎ ecently governing body 9 council

‎meeting was held in India

‎International Treaty I‎mplemented in India by National

‎on Plant genetic ‎Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

‎resources for food

‎Benefit Sharing funds
‎and agriculture

‎ ultilateral systems of Access

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‎and Benefit Sharing

‎Digital Sequencing Information

 ‎ iodiversity beyond national
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‎jurisdiction

‎ igh seas are beyond the EEZ /

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‎continental shelves of countries.
‎High Seas Treaty
‎work alongside the UNCLOS

‎ lease revise UNCLOS from the

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‎slides
 ‎India was a participant

I‎ndia committed to coastal clean

‎seas programme

‎ N decade of ocean science for

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‎sustainable development
‎ N Ocean
U
‎Conference
‎Lisbon declaration

‎ nesco launched state of the

U
‎ocean report

‎ 0% of global ocean in marine

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‎protected areas.
 ‎washington convention

l‎egally binding but does not take

‎the place of national laws

‎ ighest decision making body :

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‎COP

‎ ppendix 1 : highest protection, trade only in

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‎exceptional circumstances

‎ ppendix 2 : trade must be controlled to

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‎avoid threats to survival, also includes look
‎alike species.
‎3 appendices
‎ ppendix 3 : atleast one country has asked
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‎the others to control the trade.

‎CITES ‎licensing authortiy

‎management authority
‎Functioning
‎ emember : Wildlife protection amendment
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‎act, 2022

‎world wildlife trade report published

‎red crowned roof turtle to appendix 1

‎india's proposals ‎jeypore ground gecko to appendix 2

‎quantity of sheesham
‎COP 19 held recently
‎sea cucumber
‎other proposals
‎ivory proposal defeated

‎Read about these species from slides

‎ IKE : monitoring illegal killing of

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‎elephants
 ‎also known as bonn convention

‎ nly global UN based

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‎intergovernmental organisation
‎for exclusively migratory species

‎appendix 1 : threatened with extinction

‎ ppendix 2 : would significantly benefit from

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‎appendices
‎international cooperation

‎CMS
‎ cts as framework convention :
a
‎allows for tailored models : both
‎legal agreements and MOUs.

‎example : Raptor MOU.

‎gandhinagar declaration

‎mascot was great indian bustard

‎COP 13
‎next one is in uzbekistan, october 2023
 ‎3rd Rio Convention

‎ ighest decision making body :

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‎COP

‎Restore land and sustain future

‎COP 14 : New Delhi i‎nclude gender discussions in land

‎degradation

‎report on soil organic carbon

‎ and degradation neutrality (

L ‎connected to SDG 15
‎concept emerged at Rio+20)
‎ ew delhi declaration : countries will
N
‎achieve LDN by 2030

‎Report : Global Land Outlook

‎ bidjan Call to boost long term

A
‎sustainability

‎abidjan declaration
‎UNCCD ‎ ew committments : restoration of one
N
‎COP 15 : Abidjan
‎billion hectares of degraded land by 2030

‎Drought in numbers report

‎some other small initiatives ‎business for land initiative

‎sahel sourcing challenge

‎Launched by african union

‎Great green wall initiative
‎Sahel region (see map from slides)

‎LDN target setting

‎LDN fund
‎initiatives under UNCCD
‎Land for life (changwon inititative)

‎Bonn Challenge

‎PMFBY

‎SHC scheme

‎initiatives by india ‎participatory forest management

‎National afforestation programme

‎BOLD project by KVIC