International Tropical Timber Agreement
W Wetlands
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
Waterfowl Habitat; note - also known as Ramsar
Whaling
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
Note: Not all of the selected international environmental agreements have
abbreviations.
6 April 1994
Appendix E: Selected International Environmental Agreements
Air Pollution
see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
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Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Nitrogen
Oxides Protocol)
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Air Pollution-Sulphur
see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Sulphur
Protocol)
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Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Volatile
Organic Compounds Protocol)
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Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
see Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
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Antarctic Treaty
date opened for signature - 1959
objective - to ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes,
for international cooperation in scientific research, and that it does
not become the scene or object of international discord
parties - (42) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary,
India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal
note - abbreviated as Hazardous Wastes
date opened for signature - 1989
objective - to reduce transboundary movements of wastes subject to the
Convention to a minimum consistent with the environmentally sound and
efficient management of such wastes; to minimize the amount and
toxicity of wastes generated and ensure their environmentally sound
management as closely as possible to the source of generation; and to
assist LDCs in environmentally sound management of the hazardous and
other wastes they generate
parties - (65) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia,
European Union, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, Uruguay
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Colombia, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Russia, Thailand,
Turkey, United States, Venezuela
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Biodiversity
see Convention on Biological Diversity
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Convention on Biological Diversity
note - abbreviated as Biodiversity
date opened for signature - 1992
objective - to develop national strategies for the conservation and
sustainable use of biological diversity
parties - (53) Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, The
Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Brazil, Burkina, Canada, China,
Cook Islands, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, European Union,
Fiji, Germany, Guinea, Hungary, India, Japan, Jordan, Malawi, Maldives,
Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal,
New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Botswana, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,
Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El
Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana,
Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Malta, Mauritania, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, former Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zimbabwe
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Climate Change
see United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High
Seas
note - abbreviated as Marine Life Conservation
date opened for signature - 1958
objective - to solve through international cooperation the problems
involved in the conservation of living resources of the high seas,
considering that through the development of modern techniques some of
these resources are in danger of being over exploited
parties - (37) Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina,
Cambodia, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Finland, France,
Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States,
Venezuela, former Yugoslavia
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana,
Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, New
Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Canada signed on behalf
of Taiwan), Tunisia, Uruguay
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Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution
date opened for signature - 1979
objective - to protect the human environment against air pollution and
to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range
transboundary air pollution
parties - (38) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European
Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, former
Yugoslavia
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Holy See, San Marino
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Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Nitrogen Oxides
Protocol)
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
date opened for signature - 1988
objective - to provide for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides
and their transboundary fluxes
parties - (23) Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic,
Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Spain
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Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Sulphur Protocol)
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Sulphur
date opened for signature - 1985; a second protocol to further reduce
sulfur dioxide emissions was completed in 1994
objective - to provide for a 30% reduction in sulfur emissions or
transboundary fluxes by 1993
parties - (21) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
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Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Volatile Organic
Compounds Protocol)
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
date opened for signature - 1991, but not yet in force
objective - to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of
Volatile Organic Compounds in order to reduce their transboundary
fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse
effects
parties - (8) Finland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, European
Union, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Ukraine,
United Kingdom, United States
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Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Flora and Fauna (CITES)
note - abbreviated as Endangered Species
date opened for signature - 1973
objective - to protect certain endangered species from overexploitation
by means of a system of import/export permits
parties - (104) Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark,
Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United
Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Cambodia, Ireland, Kuwait, Lesotho, Vietnam
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Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and
Other Matter (London Convention)
note - abbreviated as Marine Dumping
date opened for signature - 1972
objective - to control pollution of the sea by dumping, and to
encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention
parties - (70) Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium,
Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, European Union,
Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nauru,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saint Lucia, Seychelles,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United States, Vanuatu, former Yugoslavia, Zaire
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Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of
Environmental Modification Techniques
note - abbreviated as Environmental Modification
date opened for signature - 1976
objective - to prohibit the military or other hostile use of
environmental modification techniques in order to further world peace
and trust among nations
parties - (62) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary,
India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Sao
Tome and Principe, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
convention: Bolivia, Ethiopia, Holy See, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon,
Liberia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Nicaragua, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Syria,
Turkey, Uganda, Zaire
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
note - abbreviated as Wetlands
date opened for signature - 1971
objective - to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of
wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological
functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and
recreational value
parties - (65) Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria,
Burkina, Canada, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway,
Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia,
Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam,
former Yugoslavia, Zambia
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Endangered Species
see Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Flora and Fauna (CITES)
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Environmental Modification
see Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use
of Environmental Modification Techniques
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Hazardous Wastes
see Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
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International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
(MARPOL)
note - abbreviated as Ship Pollution
date opened for signature - 1973/78
objective - to preserve the marine environment by achieving the
complete elimination of pollution by oil and other harmful substances
and the minimization of accidental discharge of such substances
parties - (83) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada,
China, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon,
Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia,
Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam,
former Yugoslavia
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
note - abbreviated as Whaling
date opened for signature - 1946
objective - to protect all species of whales from overfishing and
safeguard for future generations the great natural resources
represented by whale stocks; to establish a system of international
regulation for the whale fisheries to ensure proper conservation and
development of whale stocks
parties - (39) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Belize,
Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France,
Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Mauritius, Mexico,
Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Oman,
Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Senegal, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
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International Tropical Timber Agreement
note - abbreviated as Tropical Timber
date opened for signature - 1983; a new agreement was opened for
signature in 1994, but is not yet in force
objective - to provide an effective framework for cooperation between
tropical timber producers and consumers and to encourage the
development of national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and
conservation of tropical forests and their genetic resources
parties - (45) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burma, Cameroon, Canada,
China, Colombia, Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France,
Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal,
Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and
Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Zaire
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
agreement: Bolivia, Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, European Union, Honduras,
Peru, Philippines
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Law of the Sea
see United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
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Marine Dumping
see Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes
and Other Matter (London Convention)
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Marine Life Conservation
see Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the
High Seas
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Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
note - abbreviated as Ozone Layer Protection
date opened for signature - 1987
objective - to protect the ozone layer by taking precautionary measures
to control emissions of substances that deplete it
parties - (136) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,
Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
protocol: Congo, Morocco
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Nuclear Test Ban
see Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer
Space, and Under Water
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Ozone Layer Protection
see Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
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Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
note - abbreviated as Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
date opened for signature - 1991, but not yet in force
objective - to enhance the protection of the Antarctic environment and
dependent and associated ecosystems
parties - (9) Argentina, Australia, Ecuador, France, Netherlands,
Norway, Peru, Spain, Sweden
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
protocol: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece,
Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South
Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
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Ship Pollution
see International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
(MARPOL)
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Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space,
and Under Water
note - abbreviated as Nuclear Test Ban
date opened for signature - 1963
objective - to obtain an agreement on general and complete disarmament
under strict international control in accordance with the objectives of
the United Nations; to put an end to the armaments race and eliminate
incentives for the production and testing of all kinds of weapons,
including nuclear weapons
parties - (112) Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh,
Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Fiji, Finland, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South
Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay,
Venezuela, former Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia
note - the following countries have signed, but not yet ratified the
treaty: Algeria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mali,
Paraguay, Portugal, Somalia, Vietnam
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Tropical Timber
see International Tropical Timber Agreement
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
note - abbreviated as Law of the Sea
date opened for signature - 1982, but not yet in force
objective - to set up a comprehensive new legal regime for the sea and
oceans and, as far as environmental provisions are concerned, to
establish material rules concerning environmental standards as well as
enforcement provisions dealing with pollution of the marine environment