ACP MEAS 3 Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 3 September 2021 - A Quarterly Newsletter of the ACP MEAs Programme funded by the European Union and managed by the United Nations Environment Programme

Key actions through the programme in the last quarter include: Mainstreaming the Programme across UNEP programmes including the 2022-2025 MTS; Supporting national and regional preparations for CBD's OWG-3.1 meeting on GBF; Aligning the Programme with the outcomes of key regional Ministerial fora such as AMCEN, FEMLAC and the European Green Deal; Drafting strategies to support effective implementation of global frameworks such as SAMOA Pathway, Buenos Aires Plan of Action, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda; Rolling out of youth mentorship programme; Briefing session for the Africa Network of Environmental Journalists on key issues related to the implementation of chemicals and wastes MEAs and plans for the 2021 and 2022 BRS COPs; Organization of an inter-regional meeting for youth to seek input to the draft global biodiversity framework (GBF) to be adoption at the 2022 COP15 meeting.