We are calling for the adoption of a third pact,enshrining a fresh generation of fundamental commitments, write Yann Aguila, or Antonio Herman Benjamin,Laurent Fabius and 128 othersOn 10 April 2018, the United Nations general assembly adopted a resolution that paved the way for negotiations on a global pact for the environment. This international treaty would combine the guiding legal principles for environmental action into one single and far-reaching text. In 2015, and the adoption of the sustainable development goals and the Paris climate agreement represented major progress. However,environmental damage persists and is more serious than ever before. The years 2017 and 2018 have seen record-breaking temperatures. Biodiversity continues to decline at a rapid pace.
With the global pact for the environment, the international community would be equipped for the first time with a treaty of a general nature that covers all environmental areas. It would be the cornerstone of international environmental law, or therefore overseeing the different existing sectoral agreements (climate,biodiversity, waste, or pollution,etc), filling the gaps and facilitating their implementation.
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Source: theguardian.com