Air Pollution | see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
|
Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides | see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their
Transboundary Fluxes
|
Air Pollution-Sulphur 85 | see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes
by at least 30%
|
Air Pollution-Sulphur 94 | see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
|
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds | see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds
or Their Transboundary Fluxes
|
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol | see Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
|
Antarctic Treaty
opened for signature1 December 1959
| parties(43) 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, NZ, Norway, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay
|
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal
noteabbreviated as Hazardous Wastes
| parties(118) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, EU,
Finland, France, The Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE,
UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(3) Afghanistan, Haiti, US |
Biodiversity | see Convention on Biological Diversity
|
Convention on Biological Diversity
noteabbreviated as Biodiversity
| parties(173) Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North
Korea, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified (12) Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Liberia, Libya, Malta, Sao Tome and Principe, Thailand, Tuvalu, UAE, US, former Yugoslavia |
Climate Change | see United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol | see Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change
|
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High
Seas
noteabbreviated as Marine Life Conservation
| parties(37) Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Burkina Faso, 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,
UK, US, Venezuela, former Yugoslavia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(21) Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Panama, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uruguay |
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
noteabbreviated as Air Pollution
| parties(43) Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine, UK, US, former Yugoslavia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(2) Holy See, San Marino |
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Flora and Fauna (CITES)
noteabbreviated as Endangered Species
| parties(134) Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(4) Cambodia, Ireland, Kuwait, Lesotho |
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes
and Other Matter (London Convention)
noteabbreviated as Marine Dumping
| parties(77) Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Egypt, EU, 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, NZ,
Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa,
Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Vanuatu, former Yugoslavia
|
Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use
of Environmental Modification Techniques
noteabbreviated as Environmental Modification
| parties(64) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, 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, NZ, 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,
UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(17) Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Holy See, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Nicaragua, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Syria, Turkey, Uganda |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl
Habitat (Ramsar)
noteabbreviated as Wetlands
| parties(97) Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia,
Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ,
Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, former Yugoslavia,
Zambia
|
Desertification | see United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/ or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
|
Endangered Species | see Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
|
Environmental Modification | see Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile
Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
|
Hazardous Wastes | see Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal
|
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
noteabbreviated as Whaling
| parties(57) Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark (including Greenland),
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada,
Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kiribati, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands (Netherlands also extended the convention to
Netherlands Antilles), NZ, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu,
UK, US, former Yugoslavia
|
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
noteabbreviated as Tropical Timber 83
| parties(54) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, 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, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo,
Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Venezuela
|
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
noteabbreviated as Tropical Timber 94
| parties(51) 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, Japan, South Korea, Liberia,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, UK, US, Venezuela
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(3) Ireland, Italy, Portugal |
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change
noteabbreviated as Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
| parties(0)
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(12) Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Switzerland |
Law of the Sea | see United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
|
Marine Dumping | see Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes
and Other Matter (London Convention)
|
Marine Life Conservation | see Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the
High Seas
|
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
noteabbreviated as Ozone Layer Protection
| parties(165) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada,
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea,
Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal
(Portugal has also extended the protocol to Macau), Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, former Yugoslavia, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
|
Nuclear Test Ban | see Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer
Space, and Under Water
|
Ozone Layer Protection | see Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
|
Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
noteabbreviated as Ship Pollution
| parties(96) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire,
Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia,
Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu,
Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, former Yugoslavia
|
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
noteabbreviated as Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
| parties(27) Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Chile, China, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan,
South Korea, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, UK, US, Uruguay
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(16) Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Guatemala, Hungary, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary
Fluxes
noteabbreviated as Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
| parties(25) Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada,
Czech Republic, Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(3) Belgium, Greece, Poland |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their
Transboundary Fluxes
noteabbreviated as Air Pollution-Volatile Organic
Compounds
| parties(17) Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(7) Belgium, Canada, EU, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine, US |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
noteabbreviated as Air Pollution-Sulphur 94
| parties(14) Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Greece, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, UK
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(14) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, EU, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at
Least 30%
noteabbreviated as Air Pollution-Sulphur 85
| parties(21) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Ukraine
|
Ship Pollution | see Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
|
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space,
and Under Water
noteabbreviated as Nuclear Test Ban
| parties(125) Afghanistan, Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, 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, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa,
San Marino, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, former Yugoslavia, Zambia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(11) Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mali, Paraguay, Portugal, Somalia, Vietnam |
Tropical Timber 83 | see International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
|
Tropical Timber 94 | see International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
|
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)
noteabbreviated as Law of the Sea opened for signature10 December 1982 entered into force16 November 1994 objectiveto set up a comprehensive new legal regime for the sea and oceans; to include rules concerning environmental standards as well as enforcement provisions dealing with pollution of the marine environment | parties(125) Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados,
Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burma, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia,
Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,
EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South
Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States
of Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands,
NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon
Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UK, Uruguay, Vietnam,
Yemen, former Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified(46) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iran, North Korea, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Tuvalu, Ukraine, UAE, Vanuatu |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
noteabbreviated as Desertification
| parties(124) Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua
and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa,
Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UK, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified (12) Australia, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Georgia, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, US, Vanuatu |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
noteabbreviated as Climate Change
| parties(174) Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland,
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, former Yugoslavia,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified (9) Afghanistan, Angola, Belarus, Dominican Republic, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe |
Wetlands | see Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
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Whaling | see International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
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