InforMEA
InforMEA is a UN information portal giving central access to multilateral environmental agreements, including treaty texts, COP decisions, national reports, laws and court rulings. It also hosts a glossary, e-learning courses and tools linking MEAs to global goals.
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OVERVIEW
Developer & organisation
InforMEA is developed under the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with CITES and multiple MEA secretariats. Financial support is provided by the European Union.
Target audience
Policymakers, legal experts, negotiators, researchers, civil society, and private-sector actors involved with environmental law and governance.
Also useful to national authorities and MEA parties seeking harmonised access to treaty and legal information.
Functionality & features
- Centralised access to MEA treaty texts, COP decisions, national reports, implementation plans, national legislation, and court cases.
- Semantic indexing, keyword search and interlinkage of documents across MEAs.
- Glossary of terms and concept mappings to support legal clarity.
- E-learning module offering free self-paced courses with certificates in environmental law and MEA subjects.
- “Goals” module linking MEA strategic plans with global goals (such as SDGs).
- A negotiator’s toolkit, event calendar, and cross-reference of MEA secretariat data.
Relevance to finance professionals
InforMEA helps finance professionals perform more informed environmental risk assessment, regulatory due diligence and ESG compliance reviews.
By referencing binding environmental treaties, national implementation laws and judicial decisions, users can identify regulatory exposure, compliance gaps or legal trends across jurisdictions.
Its mapping of MEAs to global goals enables alignment of investment or financing strategies with sustainability frameworks (e.g. climate, biodiversity).
The e-learning and legal glossaries support continuous capacity building in environmental governance, aiding finance teams to stay current with evolving rules in sustainable finance domains.
