Environment

Sustainable development is a cornerstone of Canadian foreign policy, that reflects a global concern. Canada is committed to the three interdependent objectives of sustainable development, including the protection of the environment. Be it by the number of multilateral environmental organisations and treaty bodies located in Geneva and Bonn, also under the responsability of this Mission, or the even greater number of of environmental meetings taking place here, Geneva certainly constitutes one of the main international crossroads in the environmental field. The Canadian Mission in Geneva is actively involved in these activities.

Useful Canadian links:

• Sustainable Development
• Environment Canada - the Green Lane
• CIDA's Sustainable Development Strategy

Other Useful Links:

• Geneva Environmental House
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• UN Environmental Programme in Geneva
• World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
• Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD)
• UN Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands