UNEA-7 ends with a failed attempt at multilateralism

During the one-week talks, environmental ministers and world leaders adopted less than half of the resolutions presented to "advance sustainable solutions for a resilient planet," primarily regarding the mining of minerals and metals, a stronger global response to wildfires, and sustainability in sports (which was the only resolution with a brief mention of single-use plastics). At the same time, countries utterly neglected important measures on environmental crime and the protection of deep-sea and karst ecosystems, among others.