This is a list of international environmental agreements. Most of the following agreements are legally binding for countries that have formally ratified them. Some, such as the

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...

, differentiate between types of countries and each nation's respective responsibilities under the agreement. Several hundred

international environmental agreement An international environmental agreement or sometimes environmental Protocol (politics), protocol, is a type of treaty binding in international law, allowing them to reach an environment (biophysical), environmental goal. In other words, it is " ...

s exist but most link only a limited number of countries. These bilateral or sometimes trilateral agreements are only binding for the countries that have ratified them but are nevertheless essential in the international environmental regime. Including the major conventions listed below, more than 3,000 international environmental instruments have been identified by the IEA Database Project.

Alphabetical order

* Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, Aarhus, 1998 *

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, or African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an independent international treaty developed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme's Conventio ...

Alpine Convention The Alpine Convention is an international territorial treaty for the sustainable development of the Alps. The objective of the treaty is to protect the natural environment of the Alps while promoting its development. This Framework Convention inv ...

together with its nine protocols *

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) (1972–2002) was an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against ballisti ...

(ABM Treaty) (ABMT) * ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution *

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, also known as APP, was an international, voluntary, public-private partnership among Australia, Canada, India, Japan, the People's Republic of China, South Korea, and the Unit ...

* Barcelona Convention for Protection against Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, 1976 * Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel, 1989 *

Biological Weapons Convention The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and toxin weapons by prohibiting their development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpil ...

(Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological iologicaland Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction) (BWC) * Bonn Agreement * Carpathian Convention

Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians The Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians ''(Carpathian Convention)'' is a framework type convention pursuing a comprehensive policy and cooperating in the protection and sustainable development of ...

* Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2000 *

Chemical Weapons Convention The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, is an arms control treaty administered by the Organisation for ...

China Australia Migratory Bird Agreement China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones ...

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions and any other nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments. It was adopted by the United Nati ...

(CTBT), 1996 *

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, also known as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, and CCAMLR, is part of the Antarctic Treaty System. The convention was opened for s ...

(CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980 **

Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora The Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora is a set of environmental protection measures which were accepted at the third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Brussels in 1964. The Agreed Measures were formally in f ...

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
**

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS) is part of the Antarctic Treaty System. It was signed at the conclusion of a multilateral conference in London on February 11, 1972. Contents CCAS had the objective "to promote and ac ...

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
**

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, also known as the Madrid Protocol, is a complementary legal instrument to the Antarctic Treaty signed in Madrid on October 4, 1991. It entered into force on January 14, 1998. The ...

* Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region, Abidjan, 198 Coastal Marine and Island Biodiversity Conservation Project * Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias, 1983 * Convention of the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Nairobi, 1985 * Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-east Pacific, Lima, 1981 * Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic (OSPAR Convention), Paris, 1992 * Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region, Nouméa, 1986 * Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention), Vienna, 1986 * Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, Bamako, 1991 *

Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its ...

(CBD), Nairobi, 1992 *

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW or CCWC), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980, and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are cons ...

* Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail, and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRTD), Geneva, 1989 *

Convention on Cluster Munitions The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions ("bomblets") over an area. Additionally, ...

* Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats *

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their r ...

(CMS), Bonn, 1979 * Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Notification Convention), Vienna, 1986 * Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas * Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Washington, DC, 1973 *

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, often abbreviated as Air Convention or CLRTAP, is intended to protect the human environment against air pollution and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range ...

Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere
Washington, DC, 1940 *

Convention on Nuclear Safety The Convention on Nuclear Safety is a 1994 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) treaty that governs safety rules at nuclear power plants in state parties to the convention. The convention creates obligations on state parties to implement cer ...

, Vienna, 1994 ** EMEP Protocol ** Heavy Metals Protocol ** Multi-effect Protocol (Gothenburg protocol) **

Nitrogen Oxide Protocol Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes, opened for signature on 31 October 1988 and entered into force on 14 February 1991, was ...

** POP Air Pollution Protocol **Sulphur Emissions Reduction Protocols

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and

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** Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol * Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter * Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques *

Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, also known as the Water Convention, is an international environmental agreement and one of five UNECE's negotiated environmental treaties. The purpo ...

(ECE Water Convention), Helsinki, 1992 * Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, Bucharest, 1992 *

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992 (Helsinki Convention) is an international convention encompassing various measures for the prevention and elimination of pollution of the Baltic Sea. The conventi ...

1992 Helsinki Convention, Helsinki, 1992 *

Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) convention signed in Helsinki, Finland, on 17 March 1992, that entered into force on 19 April 2000. The Convention is desig ...

, Helsinki, 1992 * Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (notably not a

Multilateral Environmental Agreement An international environmental agreement or sometimes environmental protocol, is a type of treaty binding in international law, allowing them to reach an environmental goal. In other words, it is "an intergovernmental document intended as legal ...

) *Waigani Convention, Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region, Waigani, 1995 *Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD), Paris, 1994 * Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme *Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions * Energy Community (Energy Community South East Europe Treaty) (ECSEE) * Espoo Convention

Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (informally called the Espoo Convention) is a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) convention signed in Espoo, Finland, in 1991 that entered into force in ...

, Espoo, 1991 * European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), Geneva, 2000 *

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road ADR, formally the Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is a 1957 United Nations treaty that governs transnational transport of hazardous materials. "ADR" is derived from the French name f ...

(ADR), Geneva, 1957 * FAO International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Rome, 1985 * FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983 *

Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea is a regional convention signed by the official representatives of the five littoral Caspian states: Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation and Turkmeni ...

* Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992 *

Geneva Protocol The Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, usually called the Geneva Protocol, is a treaty prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons in ...

(Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare) * International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Rio de Janeiro, 1966 * International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships *

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) was an International Treaty signed in London on 12 May 1954 (OILPOL 54). It was updated in 1962 (OILPOL 62), 1969 (OILPOL 69), and 1971 (OILPOL 71). OILPOL was ...

, London, 1954, 1962, 1969 * International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), Washington, 1946 *

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (also known as ITPGRFA, International Seed Treaty or Plant Treaty), is a comprehensive international agreement in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, ...

* International Tropical Timber Agreement (expired), 1983 * International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), Geneva, 1994 * Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution, Kuwait, 1978 *

greenhouse gas emission Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and ...

reductions *

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, first enacted in 1918 to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Canada ...

Minamata Convention on Mercury The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. The convention was a result of three years of meetin ...

, 2013 *

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 16 September 1987, and entered into force on ...

, Montreal, 1989 * Nagoya Protocol on Access and benefit sharing 2010, Japan *

North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) is an environmental agreement between the United States of America, Canada and Mexico as a side-treaty of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The agreement came into effect J ...

Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement (french: Accord de Paris), often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted in 2015, the agreement covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and ...

, France, 2015 *

* Putrajaya Declaration of Regional Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Seas of East Asia, Malaysia, 2003 *

Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It ...

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 1971 *

Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Environment In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, Jeddah, 1982 * Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 1998 *

Stockholm Convention Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed on 22 May 2001 in Stockholm and effective from 17 May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic ...

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed on 22 May 2001 in Stockholm and effective from 17 May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organi ...

Stockholm, 2001 * Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water *

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. , 167 ...

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through ...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established an international environmental treaty to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system", in part by stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in ...

* Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987 * Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna, 1963 *

Western Regional Climate Action Initiative Western Climate Initiative, Inc. (WCI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation which administers the shared emissions trading market between the American state of California and the Canadian province of Quebec as well as separately administering t ...

* Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977

Topic order

General

Aarhus Convention The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as the Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into ...

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, Aarhus, 1998 * Espoo Convention Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 1991

Atmosphere

(LRTAP), Geneva, 1979 *Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions, Annex 16, vol. 2 to the

Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating international air trave ...

, Montreal, 1981 * Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992, including the

, 1997, and the

, 2015 * Georgia Basin-Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy, Vancouver, Statement of Intent, 2002 * U.S.-Canada Air Quality Agreement (bilateral U.S.-Canadian agreement on

acid rain Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). Most water, including drinking water, has a neutral pH that exists between 6.5 and 8.5, but ac ...

), 1986 * Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985, including the

, Montreal, 1987

Freshwater resources

( ECE Water Convention), Helsinki, 1992

Hazardous substances

* Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail, and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRTD), Geneva, 1989 * Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel, 1989 * Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa, Bamako, 1991 * Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 1998 *

, Helsinki, 1992 * European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (AND), Geneva, 2000 *

(ADR), Geneva, 1957 * FAO International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Rome, 1985 *

Minamata is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the west coast of Kyūshū and faces Amakusa islands. Minamata was established as a village in 1889, re-designated as a town in 1912 and grew into a city in 1949. As of March 2017, the c ...

, 2013 *

Stockholm, 2001 *Waigani Convention, Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region, Waigani, 1995

Marine environment – global conventions

*Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention), London, 1972 * International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), London, 1973 and 1978 *

, London, 1954, 1962 and 1969 *

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, renewed in 1992 and often referred to as the CLC Convention, is an international maritime treaty admistered by the International Maritime Organization that was adopte ...

(CLC), Brussels, 1969, 1976,1984 and 1992 *

International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage The International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, often referred to as FUND92 or FUND, is an international maritime treaty, administered by the International Maritime Orga ...

(FUND)1971 and 1992, Brussels, 1971/1992 * International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), London, 1996 * International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC), London, 1990 * International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties Intervention Convention, Brussels, 1969 * Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances OPRC-HNS Protocol, London, 2000 *

LOS Convention, Montego Bay, 1982

Marine environment – regional conventions

* Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region, Abidjan, 1981 * Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea Barcelona Convention, Barcelona, 1976 * Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias, 1983 * Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention), Nairobi, 1985 * Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-east Pacific, Lima, 1981 * Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic OSPAR Convention, Paris, 1992 * Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region, Nouméa, 1986 * Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, Bucharest, 1992 *

Helsinki Convention (HELCOM), Helsinki, 1974, 1992 * Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme *

* Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution, Kuwait, 1978 *

, Jeddah, 1982

Marine living resources

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) is a legally binding international agreement signed in 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2004 when South Africa ratified as the fifth Party to the Agreement. It was crea ...

* Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS), Monaco, 1996 * Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS), New York, 1992 *

(CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980 **

(CMS), Bonn, 1979 * International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Rio de Janeiro, 1966 * International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), Washington, 1946

Nature conservation and terrestrial living resources

Antarctic Treaty russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico , name = Antarctic Treaty System , image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder , image_width = 180px , caption ...

, Washington, DC, 1959 * Amazon Cooperation Treaty, Brasilia, 1978 *

(CBD), Nairobi, 1992 *

(CMS), Bonn, 1979 * Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Washington, DC, 1973 *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 Apri ...

Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere, Washington, DC, 1940 *

(UNCCD), Paris, 1994 *

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983 **the 1983 "voluntary undertaking" was updated and strengthened as the

, Madrid, 2001 * International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), Geneva, 1994 * Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) * Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat ( the Convention on Wetlands), Ramsar, 1971 *

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage The World Heritage Convention, formally the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is an international treaty signed on 23 November 1972, which created the World Heritage Sites, with the primary goals of ...

( the World Heritage Convention), Paris, 1972

Noise pollution

* Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977

Nuclear safety

, 1996 * Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention), Vienna, 1986 * Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Notification Convention), Vienna, 1986 *

, Vienna, 1994 * Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water * Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna, 1963

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