note - abbreviated as Tropical Timber 94
opened for signature - 26 January 1994
entered into force - 1 January 1997
objective - to ensure that by the year 2000 exports of tropical timber
originate from sustainably managed sources; to establish a fund to
assist tropical timber producers in obtaining the resources necessary
to reach this objective
parties - (58) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire,
Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands,
NZ, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal,
Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change
note - abbreviated as Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
opened for signature - 16 March 1998, but not yet in force
objective - to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing the
national programs of developed countries aimed at this goal and by
establishing percentage reduction targets for the developed countries
parties - (49) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Burundi, Colombia, Cook Islands, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji,
The Gambia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niue,
Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, Trinidad
and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (57) Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall
Islands, Monaco, Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Norway, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, UK, US, Vietnam, Zambia