The resolution was paired with a measure on minerals and metals essential to AI and the clean energy transition.
Environment ministers from 186 nations agreed in Nairobi to put one of the world's most dynamic technologies under U.N. environmental scrutiny.
The world's highest-level environmental decision-making body concluded a week of meetings on Friday by establishing the first global policy on the fast-rising resource demands of artificial intelligence, driven by a finding that the costs of existing environmental crises already are staggering.
The transaction follows a three-year campaign that attracted $78 million from thousands of international donors.
The conference agreed on new protections for the pet trade and rejected eased restrictions on rhino horns and ivory.
The global wildlife treaty is charged with regulating trade in 40,920 species, including 6,610 animals and 34,310 plants.
A new strategy will focus heavily on controlling black market flows, leveraging a decision to phase-out dental amalgam.
Investment brings reform and pooled funding even as deep aid cuts leave U.N. agencies struggling to meet record needs.
The review comes as agencies operate with fewer resources, increasing pressure on staff in high-risk settings.
The comments were consistent with Trump’s long-standing hostility toward the U.N. and multilateralism more broadly.
The transaction follows a three-year campaign that attracted $78 million from thousands of international donors.
