The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries adopted major decisions to improve global chemicals management and protect marine life in international waters. But most of the year was about making all these rules work. Join the globetrotting Earth Negotiations Bulletin team as they review 2023's sustainable development negotiations, draw links between the talks, and look down the road to what the coming months hold for environmental multilateralism. With unique insights gained from observing talks on climate change, biodiversity, chemicals, SDGs, forests, land, and more, the fifth edition of The State of Global Environmental Governance explores both the triumphs and misses of the international effort to build a better future for our planet.