I am not an international diplomat, but my understanding is that international treaties on large issues are usually divided into two types: frameworks and proto

I am not an international diplomat, but my understanding is that international treaties on large issues are usually divided into two types: frameworks and protocols. Frameworks essentially state "This is something we all want, and here are the boundaries of what we're agreeing to talk about." Protocols build within existing frameworks and state "We agree to do these specific things in pursuit of the framework's bigger goal." Rationale presumably being that it's easier to get a bunch of diplomats to agree on general goodness, and then everyone has already bought in when it comes time for the more difficult concrete negotiations. This is a framework stating something like "Protecting marine life is good."