Page 1 ANNEX I PROPOSED LIST OF INTERNATIONAL FORUMS

Explanatory Note 1. 2. 3. The list is divided regionally into seven sections. These sections are: Global Forums Transregional forums Forums of Europe and Central Asia Forums of Africa Forums of West Asia Forums of the Americas Forums of Asia and the Pacific Transregional forums are forums whose members include countries from several regions united under a particular theme. For example, the OECD and the Commonwealth are transregional forums. The five regions are loosely based on the geographical areas of the five UN regional commissions (UNECE, UNECA, UNESCWA, ECLAC, ESCAP). However, the United States and Canada, who are both UNECE members, are included under the Americas region except when acting as members of certain European and Central Asian forums. The list provisionally prioritises each forum as category 1 or 2. These categories are relevant to the two levels of priority for consultation described in the attached draft plan. Category 1 forums are key international forums to be invited to engage in the full range of modalities. Category 2 forums are selected forums to which the written questionnaire will be sent, as well as a hard copy of the Guidelines and explanatory letter. The provisional classification of the forums has been based on four criteria: The number of members in the forum. As this is to give an indication of the overall size of the forum, both Parties and Signatories are included in the count. The number of Aarhus members in the forum. This is to assist an assessment of the proportion of the forums membership who are Aarhus members. Again Aarhus members include both Parties and Signatories. The proportion of the forums decisions or actions affecting the environment. This is measured in three categories. In descending order these are: most, many, some. Whether the forums decisions or actions are considered to have the potential for particularly significant environmental impacts. By definition, all the forums included in the list may take decisions or actions that impact the environment. However, forums whose environmental impacts are widely considered to be particularly significant are marked with a bullet point. This is not intended to imply that forums without a bullet point do not have signficant environmental impacts. The number of members and number of Aarhus members in each forum is indicated by a range. For example, 20<30 which means that the forum has between 20 to 29 members. The largest membership range is >100 for the number of members in a forum and >30 for the number of Aarhus members in a forum. These mean 100 and over and 30 and over respectively. Treaties not yet in force are shown in italics.

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Page 2 GLOBAL FORUMS Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and Level of actions considered priority for to have potential consultation for particularly significant environmental impacts 1

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum Stakeholder Unit of Division of Policy Development and Law Global Environment Facility (GEF) United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) International Whaling Commission (IWC) International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 1946-12-02 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and Protocols 1978-02-17 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Agriculture Committee on Forestry Committee on Fisheries Committee on Commodities Regional Fisheries Bodies

50<100

10>20

Most

>100 >100 50>100 50<100

>30 >30 20<30 20<30

MOST MOST MOST MOST

1 1 1

>100

>30

SOME

30<50

10<20

MANY

50<100

10<20

MANY

>100

>30

MANY

Page 3 Regional Forestry Commissions International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2001-11-03 Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas 1958-04-29 World Bank Group World Trade Organization (WTO1) Committee on Trade and Environment International Energy Agency (IEA) Environment and Energy Efficiency Division United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992-05-09 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1997-12-11 Convention on Biological Diversity 1992-06-05 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2000-01-29 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 1973-03-03 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) 1971-02-02 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
1

50<100

20<30

SOME

20<50

5<10

MOST

>100 >100

>30 >30

MANY SOME

1 1

20<30

10<20

SOME

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

>100

20<30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

The World Tourism Organization and the World Trade Organization share the same acronym.

Page 4 Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 1989-03-22 Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 1999-12-10 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 1998-09-10 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2001-05-22 International Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa 1994-06-17 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 1979-06-23 Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 1985-03-22 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1987-09-16 International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994-01-26 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) UNDP Energy and Environment United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural 30<50 5<10 SOME 2 10<20 5<10 SOME

>100

20<30

MANY

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

50<100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

>100

>30

MOST

50<100 20<50

10<20 10<20

MOST MOST

30<50

10<20

MANY

>100

>30

SOME

Page 5 Organization (UNESCO) Programme on Man and Biosphere Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972-11-16 International Fund for Agricultural Development Governing Council (IFAD) Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) Preparatory Committee for Development of a Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations High Commission for Refugees Executive Committee (UNHCR) United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) >100 >30 SOME

>100

>30

MANY

>100 50<100

>30 10<20

MANY MANY

2 2

>100 50<100

>30 20<30

SOME SOME

2 2

>100

>30

SOME

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Convention on Nuclear Safety 1994-06-17 Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 1979-10-26 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) International Organisation (ILO) Labour

30<50 50<100

5<10 20<30

MANY MANY

>100

>30

MANY

>100

>30

SOME

>100 >100

>30 >30

SOME SOME

2 2

World Congress on Safety and Health at Work United Nations Human 50<100 10<20 SOME 2

Page 6 Settlement Programme (UNHABITAT) (UNHSP) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Agreement on Trade related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1994-04-15 World Tourism Organization (WTO2) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea International Seabed Authority United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982-12-10 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 1995-08-04 Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses 1997-05-21 >100 >30 MANY >100 >30 >100 >100 >30 20<30 SOME SOME 2

SOME SOME

2 2 2

50<100

10<20

MANY

20<30

5<10

SOME

TRANS-REGIONAL Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and actions considered to have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts Level of priority for consultation

Organization for Economic Cooperation

2

30<50

20<30

SOME

The World Tourism Organization and the World Trade Organization share the same acronym.

Page 7 and Development (OECD) Environment Directorate UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention) and Protocols 1976-02-16 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership / Barcelona Process Charter on Euro-Mediterranean cooperation concerning the environment in the Mediterranean basin (Nicosia charter) (1990) Europe and North Asia Forest Law and Governance (ENA FLEG) Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Asia Europe Environment Technology Centre The Commonwealth Commonwealth Consultative Group on the Environment Agence intergouvernementale de La Francophonie Institut de lnergie et de lenvironnement de la Francophone (IEPF) Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) 1992-09-22 Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ( NAFO ) 1978-10-24 The Antarctic Treaty 1959-12-01 Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection 1991-10-04 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources 1980-05-20 Framework Convention for the Protection of the Environment of the Caspian Sea 2003-11-04 10<20 10<20 MOST 2 30<50 5<10 SOME 2 50<100 1<5 SOME 2 10<20 20<30 10<20 10<20 MOST SOME 2 2 30<50 20<30 MANY 2 20<30 10<20 MOST 2

20<30

10<20

MOST

30<50 30<50

10<20 20<30

MANY MOST

2 2

20<30

10<20

MOST

5<10

1<5

MOST

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EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and actions considered to have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts Level of priority for consultation

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Human Settlements Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development Committee on Sustainable Energy Timber Committee Committee on Environment Policy Environment for Europe Ministerial Process Euro-Asian Transport Ministerial Meeting Environment, Transport and Health Pan-European Programme Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers 2003-05-21 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and Protocols 1979-11-13 Convention on Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and Protocol 1992-03-17 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and Protocols 1992-03-17 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a

50<100

>30

MANY

30<50

>30

MOST

30<50

>30

MOST

30<50

>30

MOST

30<50

>30

MANY

30<50

>30

MOST

Page 9 Transboundary Context and Protocol 1991-02-25 Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe North-South Centre Executive Council Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Council of Europe Development Bank European Landscape Convention 2000-12-20 Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 1979-09-19 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Environment Department Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Officer of the Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Affairs North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS) Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 1992-04-09 Council of the Baltic Sea States Baltic 21 Arctic Council Nordic Council Nordic Environmental Finance 5<10 5<10 5<10 5<10 5<10 5<10 MANY MANY MANY 2 2 2 10<20 5<10 MANY 2 20<30 20<30 SOME 2 50<100 >30 SOME 2 30<50 >30 MANY 30<50 >30 MANY 2

30<50

>30

MOST

50<100

>30

MANY

10<20

5<10

MANY

10<20

10<20

MANY

Page 10 Corporation (NEFCO) Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) Baltic Islands Network (B7) Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) Steering Group Energy Charter Treaty 1994-12-17 Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and related Environmental Aspects 1994-12-17 International Aral Sea Fund Agreement on the status of International Aral Sea Fund (IASF) 1999-04-09 Inter-State Coordination Water Commission of Central Asia (ICWC) Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution Convention concerning Fishing in the Black Sea 1959-07-07 Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution and Protocols 1992-04-21 North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission Convention on multilateral cooperation in North-East Atlantic fisheries 1980-11-18 Convention concerning the Protection of the Alps and Protocols 1991-11-07 Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians 2003-05-22 International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine Convention on the Protection of 5<10 5<10 MOST 10<20 10<20 SOME 1<5 1<5 SOME 5<10 1<5 SOME 5<10 5<10 Interagency 50<100 50<100 >30 >30 5<10 5<10 SOME SOME MANY 2 2 2

MOST MOST

5<10

1<5

SOME

5<10

1<5

MOST

5<10

5<10

MOST

5<10

5<10

MOST

Page 11 the Rhine and Protocols 1999-04-12 Convention on the Collection, Deposit and Reception of Waste occurring in the Course of Navigation Inland and on the Rhine 1996-09-09 Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution 1976-12-03 Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin 2002-12-03 International Commission for the Protection of the Danube Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River 1994-06-29 Convention concerning the Regime of Navigation on the Danube 1948-08-18 Nordic Environmental Protection Convention 1974-02-19 10<20 10<20 MOST 5<10 5<10 MOST

5<10

5<10

MOST

1<5

1<50

MOST

5<10

5<10

MOST

1<5

1<5

MOST

AFRICAN REGION Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and Level of priority for actions considered to consultation have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts 2

United Nations Commission for Africa Committee Development on

Economic

50<100

MANY

Sustainable

African Development Forum (ADF) African Learning Group on the

Page 12 Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP-LG) ECA/OECD Ministerial Consultation The Big Table ECA Science and Technology Network (ESTNET) African Information Initiative (AISI) Society

African Union (AU) Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Committee on Rural Economy and Agricultural Matters Committee on Transport, Communications and Tourism New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD) African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 2003-07-11 African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1968-09-15 Convention on the Ban of the Import of Hazardous Wastes into Africa and on the Control of their Transboundary Movements within Africa 1991-01-30 UNEP Regional Office for Africa African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region and Protocol 1981-03-23 Convention for the Protection , Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region and Protocols 1985-06-21

50<100

MANY

30<50

MOST

30<50

MOST

30<50

MOST

50<100

MOST

10<20

MOST

5<10

1<5

MOST

Page 13 Southern African Community (SADC) Development 10<20 0 MANY 2

Divisions of Food, agriculture and natural resources (FANR); Infrastructure and services (I&S); Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI)

Southern African Development Community Amendment Protocol on Trade 2000-08-07 Southern African Development Community Protocol on Energy 1996-08-24 Southern African Development Community Protocol on Forestry 2002-10-03 Southern African Development Community Protocol on Fisheries 2001-08-14 Southern African Development Community Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement 1999-08-18 South African Development Community Protocol on Mining 1997-09-08 Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern African Development Community Region 2000-08-07 East African Community (EAC) Divisions of Areas of Common Economic Interest (Environment); Integrated Water Resources Management and Minerals; Infrastructure and Supportive Services; Energy Supply; Science and Technology Lake Victoria Development Programme; Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO) East African Development Bank (EADB) Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Kenya the United Repubic of Tanzania and the

10<20

SOME

10<20

MANY

10<20

MOST

10<20

MOST

10<20

SOME

10<20

MANY

10<20

SOME

1<5

SOME

1<5

MOST

Page 14 Republic of Uganda for Cooperation on Environment Management 1998-10-22

WEST ASIA Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and actions considered to have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts Level of priority for consultation

U N Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Sustainable Development and Productivity Division Joint CAMRE/UNESCWA Technical Secretariat for the implementation of the outcomes of WSSD and the Arab Declaration Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution 1978-04-24 Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes 1998-03-17 Protocol for the Protection of the Marine Environment against Pollution from LandBased Sources 1990-02-21 Protocol concerning Marine Pollution resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf 1989-03-29 UNEP Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERGSA)

10<20

MANY

5<10

MANY

5<10

MOST

5<10

MOST

5<10

MOST

5<10

MOST

5<10

MANY

Page 15 Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and of the Gulf of Aden Environment 1982-02-14 Protocol concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency 1982-02-14 5<10 0 MOST

5<10

MOST

THE AMERICAS Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportion of decisions and actions affecting environment Decisions and actions considered to have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts Level of priority for consultation

Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) Organization for Sustainable Development and Environment (OSDE) Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development Inter-American Resources Network Water on

30<50

SOME

30<50

MANY

Inter-American Strategy Public Participation Inter-American Network Council

Biodiversity 20<30 0 MOST

Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere 1940-10-12 United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean (UNEPROLAC) Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of

30<50

5<10

SOME

30<50

MOST

Page 16 Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Environment Programme Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region and Protocols 1983-03-24 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Caribbean Environment Health Agency Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Andean Community (CAN) Meeting of Environment Ministers Andean Committee of Environment Authorities Andean Development Corporation (CAF) Southern Common (MERCOSUR) MERCOSUR Group Market 1<5 0 SOME 2 5<10 0 SOME 2 20<30 1<5 MOST

10<20

SOME

Environment

Framework Agreement on the Environment (Acuerdo Marco sobre Medio Ambiente del Mercosur ). Central American Commission on Environment and Development (Comision Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo) (CCAD) Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development (Alianza Centroamericana para el Desarrollo Sostenible) (ALIDES) Convention for the Conservation of the Biodiversity and the Protection of Wilderness Areas in Central 5<10 0 MOST 5<10 0 MANY 2

Page 17 America 1992-06-05 Regional Agreement on the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes 1992-12-11 Permanent Commission of the South Pacific Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific and Protocols 1981-11-20 Agreement on the Exploitation and Conservation of the Maritime Resources of the South Pacific 1952-08-18 5<10 0 MOST 5<10 0 MANY

1<5

MOST

ASIA & PACIFIC Forum Number of members Number of Aarhus members Proportions of decisions or actions affecting environment Decisions and actions considered to have potential for particularly significant environmental impacts Level of priority for consultation

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Committee on Managing Globalisation Subcommittee on Environment and Sustainable Development ESCAP/FAO/UNIDO Fertilizer Advisory, Development and Information Network for Asia and the Pacific (FADINAP) Asia-Pacific Economic

50<100

5<10

MANY

20<30

MANY

Page 18 Cooperation (APEC) Ocean-Related Ministerial Meeting Working Groups on Agricultural Technical Cooperation; Energy; Fisheries; Industrial Science and Technology; Marine Resource Conservation; Sustainable Development; Free Trade Agreements and Regional Trade Agreements; Transportation; Agricultural Biotechnology Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial meetings in Agriculture and Forestry; Trade; Energy; Environment; Investment; Regional Haze; Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation; Science and Technology; Transnational Crime; Transportation; Tourism Meeting of Senior Officials on the Environment Kuala Lumpur Accord On Environment And Development 1990-06-19 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution 2002-06-10 ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1985-07-09 ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and ASEAN China Preferential Arrangement 28-01-92, 01-07-03 North-East Asia Sub-Regional Programme on Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) Meeting of Senior Officials for Environmental Cooperation in North-East Asia North East Asian Centre for Environmental Data and 10<20 0 MOST 10<20 0 SOME 2

10<20

MOST

5<10

MOST

10<20

SOME

5<10

MOST

Page 19 Training (NEACEDT) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Marine Resources Division Land Resources Division Millenium Development Goals Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED) South Pacific Regional Environment Programme Agreement establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme 1993-06-16 Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region ( SPREP Convention) 1986-11-24 Convention to ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous Wastes and Radioactive Wastes and to control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific 1995-09-16 South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) South Asian Seas Programme 10<20 1<5 SOME 30<50 0 MANY 2 20<30 0 MANY 2

10<20

1<5

MOST

10<20

MOST

5<10

MOST