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Recommendation N°16. World environment organization (WEO)

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The world meeting (of environmental lawyers in Limoges)

Considering that environmental protection calls for an institution up to the tasks related to confronting pollution and conserving nature,

Considering that global environmental governance is largely fragmented, inefficient, inconsistent and vastly underfunded,

Considering that UNEP, despite its considerable accompishments, has a structure that is insufficiently democratic, a mandate that is too limited, and powers and resources that are too weak,

Considering that, just as international trade has its own institution, it is essential that the environment have a comparable institution,

Considering that the idea and plans for a WEO originated at the Rio Conference of June 1992 and have been pursued at numerous meetings, in particular at the international level,

Considering that the Governing Council of UNEP, meeting from 21-24 February 2011 at the Global Ministerial Environment Forum that brought together 144 ministers, formally transmitted to the preparatory committee for the Rio Conference of June 2012, ministerial recommendations on the strengthening of environmental governance that included « creation of a WEO as a favored option ».

Recommends

(a) the creation of a World Environment Organization (WEO), headquartered in Nairobi

(b) establishment of democractic structures based on universal vocation, greater equity between States of the North and States of the South, and constituent bodies typical of specialized institution of the United Nations, with NGOs given a strong consultative and participatory role, and support for international impementation of instruments on environmental participation of citizens.

(c) an increase in the environmental democracy of the WEO, for example five years after teh WEO is created, by two principle means. A symbolic representation, with a consultative role, of past and future generations will be established within the WEO. The General Assembly and Executive Council would recognize six groups in addition to States : NGOs and unions, private enterprises, international and regional organizations, local communities and indigenous peoples, local authorities and experts. Their representation, election and weight of authority in voting and other decisionmaking processes would be determined in the WEO’s fifth year.

(d) Establish the goals of the WEO. The goal of the WEO is to protect nature and combat pollution, while respecting environmental democracy...

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