At the fifth BRICS Ministers of Environment meeting, ministers decided to “establish and strengthen concrete mechanisms of implementation of the cooperation initiatives,” and agreed to focus on “action-oriented cooperation”. Ministers advanced dialogue on “key themes that can be integrated into our cooperation initiatives,” including urban environmental management, contaminated areas and soil remediation, water quality, circular economy in the context of sustainable consumption and production, marine protected areas and combating marine litter, and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

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