Handbooks

Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) are becoming more common in government life, necessitating a great familiarity by more people, as many countries are unable to engage effectively in treaties and conventions owing to lack of necessary expertise and resources. This handbook was created to suit the needs of the Pacific region and was prepared as a practical introduction to negotiating or working on MEAs for people with little or no technical background in negotiations.

A guide to help Pacific reporters produce news items on Electronic and Electrical Waste (E-waste) in the Pacific is now available. The “E-waste for journalists” guide was produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

This handbook constitutes one of the battles being fought by civil society organisations to promote and protect the rights of communities living adjacent to mining areas against the operations of extractive industries, the state and other individuals who violate their Environmental, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EESCR).

Handbook and abstracts for conference held in 1996.