Earth Negotiations Bulletin

During the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, a small group of environmental journalists published a daily bulletin describing the proceedings. The publication caught the attention of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a sustainability think tank based in Winnipeg, Canada, which proposed that a team be assembled to provide ongoing coverage of follow-up meetings and processes launched in Rio.

Bulletins for each workshop or conference are written and edited by a small team of consultants selected from several dozen located around the world, drawn primarily from academia and international affairs. Many writers join the team while in graduate school and eventually move on to careers in international organizations. Conversely, retired career diplomats from the United States, Russia and China have also brought their experience to the team.[2][3]

The ENB covers a range of topics in sustainability. Core coverage areas include:

• Sustainable Development, including the Commission on Sustainable Development
• Biodiversity and Wildlife, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Convention on Migratory Species, and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (formerly the International Mechanism of Scientific Expertise on Biodiversity)
• Chemicals Management, including the Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention and Stockholm Convention
• Climate and Atmosphere, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Montreal Protocol
• Forests, Deserts and Land, including the United Nations Forum on Forests, International Tropical Timber Organization Council, and FAO Committee on Forestry
• Human Development, including UN-HABITAT
• Organizations, including the United Nations Environment Programme
• Trade and Investment, including the Global Environment Facility
• Water, Oceans and Wetlands, including the World Water Forum, Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, the Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement, the Working Group on Marine Biodiversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

Reporting teams are also sent to a variety of conferences on sustainability that fall outside the confines of the list above, under agreements with conference organizers. These conferences include regional negotiations, conferences dealing with sustainability in specific industries such as the International Hydropower Association World Congress on Sustainable Hydropower, and special-interest days within larger conferences, such as "Business Day" during UN Climate Change conferences.

• Official website, including archives