International Law

Technical and regulatory matters on geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Impacts of climate-related geoengineering on biological diversity.

Regulatory framework for climate-related geoengineering relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

CBD Technical Series No. 45: Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Fertilization on Marine Biodiversity

Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

X/29. Marine and coastal biodiversity

Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

X/33. Biodiversity and climate change.

Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its Eleventh Meeting.

XI/20. Climate-related geoengineering.

CBD Technical Series No. 84

Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Potential Impacts and Regulatory Framework (October 2016)

Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

XIII/14. Climate-related geoengineering

Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

XIII/4. Biodiversity and climate change

Decision adopted by the conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its Ninth Meeting (October 9th, 2008).

IX/16 Biodiversity and climate change

Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its Ninth Meeting (October 9th, 2008).

IX/20. Marine and coastal biodiversity

Call for experts on climate-related geoengineering as it relates to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Statement on behalf of the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity regarding ocean fertilization.

European Parliament resolution on developing a common EU position ahead of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).

90. Expresses its opposition to proposals for large scale geoengineering.

Amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community (January 1st, 2008).

Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (April 23rd, 2009)

Text of the draft guidelines on the protection of the atmosphere, together with preamble, adopted by the Commission on first reading

The Contracting Parties to the London Convention and London Protocol statement of concern regarding the iron fertilization project in ocean waters west of Canada.

2013 Amendment to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 to Regulate Marine Geoengineering.

Adopted on October 18th, 2013.

Regarding the proposal to amend the London Protocol to regulate placement of matter for ocean fertilization and other marine geoengineering activities.

Adopted October 31st, 2008.

Statement of concern regarding iron fertilization of the oceans to sequester carbon dioxide.

Resolution on the regulation of ocean fertilization (adopted October 31st, 2008)

Adopted on October 14th, 2010.

Annex I to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.

The Ministers/the Head of Delegations attending the twenty-fourth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Katowice, Poland, in December 2018.

Non-binding political declaration from the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 to cut natural forest loss in half by 2020, and strive to end it by 2030.

Decision 2007/1 to prohibit the storage of carbon dioxide streams in the water column or on the sea-bed

Koronivia joint work on agriculture and soil carbon (November 17th, 2017).

Carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as clean development mechanism project activities.

Report of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol on its seventh session (March 15th, 2012) in regards to modalities and procedures for carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations as clean development mechanism project activities

Draft resolution for consideration at the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly regarding geoengineering and its governance.

Resolution for consideration at the 4th UNEA on geoengineering and its governance.

Draft text of an agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (May 17th, 2019).

Draft resolution ((A/65/L.20) on ocean fertilization (November 19th, 2010).

Resolution adopted by the UNGA (62/215) on March 14th 2008 on ocean fertilization.

Resolution adopted by the UNGA on ocean fertilization from the Future We Want Rio+20 Conference (September 11th, 2012).

Resolution 69/292: Development of an internationally legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Report of the Preparatory Committee established by the United Nations General Assembly (Resolution 69/292): Development of an internationally legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.