Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Institutionalizing Cooperation
- 2 Multilateral Environmental Regulation
- 3 Nature and Character of Environmental Agreements
- 4 Host Institution Arrangements
- 5 Legal Status
- 6 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Part I Relationship Agreements
- I Delegation of Authority to the Secretary General Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR)
- II Agreement between the CITES Standing Committee and the Executive Director of UNEP
- III Administrative Arrangement between UNEP and the Secretariat of the CBD
- Part II Headquarters Agreements
- Index
I - Delegation of Authority to the Secretary General Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Institutionalizing Cooperation
- 2 Multilateral Environmental Regulation
- 3 Nature and Character of Environmental Agreements
- 4 Host Institution Arrangements
- 5 Legal Status
- 6 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Part I Relationship Agreements
- I Delegation of Authority to the Secretary General Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR)
- II Agreement between the CITES Standing Committee and the Executive Director of UNEP
- III Administrative Arrangement between UNEP and the Secretariat of the CBD
- Part II Headquarters Agreements
- Index
Summary
Introduction
(A) Article 8.1 of the Ramsar Convention provides that IUCN shall perform the continuing bureau duties under the Convention until such time as another organization or government is appointed by a majority of two-thirds of all Contracting Parties.
This was accepted by IUCN at the Ramsar plenipotentiary Conference in 1971.
(B) In 1987, by decision of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention, the Bureau was established as an integrated unit within IUCN, headed by a Secretary General administratively responsible to the Director General of IUCN who was in turn responsible to the Conference of the Parties for financial and personnel administration. The Conference also established a Standing Committee of the Contracting Parties empowered, inter alia, with supervision of the Bureau's programme, policy, and budget.
This change, whereby IUCN was asked to provide an integrated Bureau rather than perform itself continuous bureau duties, was accepted by IUCN in a letter from the IUCN Director General to the Ramsar Standing Committee in June 1987.
(C) In 1990, by decision of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, the Bureau was transformed into an independent unit co-located with the headquarters of IUCN. The Secretary General was given sole responsibility for administration of Convention funds and for all administrative matters other than those requiring the exercise of legal personality. For those latter matters, formal responsibility rests with the Director General of IUCN. In addition the mandate of the Standing Committee was expanded to include supervision for personnel issues.
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- Multilateral Environmental AgreementsLegal Status of the Secretariats, pp. 181 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010