List of environmental agreements 9486 223218275 2008-07-03T02:49:06Z Granitethighs 7025617 added Montreal Convention details List of international '''environmental agreements'''. Most of the following agreements are legally binding. <br /> Agreements are listed in both alphabetical order and in order of topic. These lists need tidying up and making congruent with one-another. ==Alphabetical order== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *[[Aarhus Convention]] [[Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters]], Aarhus, 1998 *[[Alpine Convention]] together with its nine protocols *[[ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution]] *[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources]] (CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980. **[[Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora]]<ref>[http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt%5Catt080_e.pdf Antarctic Fauna and Flora]</ref> **[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals]]<ref>[http://www.oceanlaw.net/texts/seals.htm Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> **[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources]]<ref>[http://www.oceanlaw.net/texts/ccamlr.htm Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> **[[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty]] *[[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]] (ABM Treaty) (ABMT) *[[Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate]] *[[Barcelona Convention]] [[Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea]] *[[Basel Convention]] [[Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]], Basel, 1989. *[[Biological Weapons Convention]] (Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological [Biological] and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction) (BWC) *[[Bonn Agreement (environment)]] *[[Carpathian Convention]] [[Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians]]<ref>http://www.carpathianconvention.org</ref> *[[Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety]] *[[Chemical Weapons Convention]] *[[China Australia Migratory Bird Agreement]] *[[CITES]] [[Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna]] *[[Climate Change Agreement]] *[[Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) *[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals]] *[[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 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]], Noumea, 1986. *[[Convention of the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region]], Nairobi, 1985. *[[Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters]] [[Aarhus Convention]], Aarhus, 1998 *[[Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency]] (Assistance Convention), Vienna, 1986. *[[Convention on Biological Diversity]] (CBD), Nairobi, 1992. *[[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]] *[[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]] *[[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 Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution]] *[[Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic]] [[OSPAR Convention]], Paris, 1992. *[[Convention on Nuclear Safety]], Vienna, 1994. *[[Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage]], Vienna, 1963. *[[Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats]] *[[Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals]], (CMS), Bonn, 1979. *[[Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna]], (CITES), Washington DC, 1973. *[[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]] (ECE Watr Convention), Helsinki, 1992. {{col-2}} *[[Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents]], Helsinki, 1992. *[[Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat]] *[[Convention to Combat Desertification]] (CCD), Paris, 1994. *[[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]] [[1992 Helsinki Convention]], Helsinki, 1992. *[[Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme]] *[[Convention on the ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa]], Bamako, 1991. **[[EMEP Protocol]] **[[Nitrogen Oxide Protocol]] **[[Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol]] **[[Sulphur Emissions Reduction Protocol]]s 1985 and 1994 **[[Heavy Metals Protocol]] **[[POP Air Pollution Protocol]] **[[Multi-effect Protocol]] (Gothenburg protocol) <ref>[http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/multi_h1.htm Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone]</ref> *[[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]], Espoo, 1991. *[[European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways]] (AND), Geneva, 2000. *[[European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road]] (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 on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC), New York, 1992. *[[Geneva Protocol]] (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare) *[[MARPOL 73/78|International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships]] *[[International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas]] (ICCAT), Rio de Janeiro, 1966. *[[International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling]] (ICRW), Washington, 1946. *[[International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]] *[[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983]] (expired) *[[International Tropical Timber Agreement]], (ITTA), Geneva, 1994. *[[Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution]], Kuwait, 1978. *[[Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Environment]], Jeddah, 1982. *[[Kyoto Protocol]] - greenhouse gas emission reductions *[[Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918]] *[[Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer]], Montreal, 1989. *[[North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation]] *[[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty]] *[[Ramsar Convention]] [[Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat]], Ramsar, 1971. *[[Rotterdam Convention]] [[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]] Stockholm, 2001. *[[Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water]] *[[Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty]] 1996 *[[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]] *[[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] *[[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] *[[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. *[[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. *[[Western Regional Climate Action Initiative]] {{col-end}} ==Topic order== ===General === {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *[[Aarhus Convention]] 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=== *[[Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution]] (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979. *[[Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions]] Annex 16, vol. 2 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation, Montreal, 1981. *[[Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC), New York, 1992. *[[Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer]], Montreal, 1989. *[[Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer]], Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal 1987. ===Freshwater Resources=== *[[Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Waterciourses and International Lakes]] [[ECE Water Convention]], Helsinki, 1992. ===Hazardous substances=== *[[Basel Convention]] [[Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]], Basel, 1989. *[[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 ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa]], Bamako, 1991. *[[Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents]], Helsinki, 1992. *[[Rotterdam Convention]] [[Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade]], Rotterdam, 1998. *[[European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways]] (AND), Geneva, 2000. *[[European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road]] (ADR), Geneva, 1957. *[[FAO International Code of Conduct on the distribution and use of Pesticides]], Rome, 1985. *[[Stockholm Convention]] [[Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]] 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 Conventiion for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), London 1973 and 1978. *[[International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969]] (1969 CLC), Brussels, 1969, 1976 and 1984. *[[International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971]] [[1971 Fund Convention]], Brussels, 1971. *[[International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea]] (HNS), ondon, 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. *[[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]] [[LOS Convention]], Montego Bay, 1982. {{col-2}} ===Marine environment – Regional Conventions=== *[[Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic]] [[OSPAR Convention]], Paris, 1992. *[[Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area]] [[1992 Helsinki Convention]], Helsinki, 1992. *[[Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme]] *[[Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution]], Bucharest, 1992. *[[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 and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea]] [[Barcelona Convention]], Barcelona, 1976. *[[Convention for ther Protection of the Natural Resourcesd and Environment of the South Pacific Region]], Noumea, 1986. *[[Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of th South-east Pacific]], Lima, 1981. *[[Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region]], Abidjan, 1981. *[[Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution]], Kuwait, 1978. *[[Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Environment]], Jeddah, 1982. ===Marine Living Resources=== *[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources]] (CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980. **[[Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora]]<ref>[http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt%5Catt080_e.pdf Antarctic Fauna and Flora]</ref> **[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals]]<ref>[http://www.oceanlaw.net/texts/seals.htm Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> **[[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources]]<ref>[http://www.oceanlaw.net/texts/ccamlr.htm Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> **[[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty]] *[[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]], Washington DC, 1959. * [[World Heritage Convention]] [[Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage]], Paris, 1972. *[[Convention on Biological Diversity]] (CBD), Nairobi, 1992. *[[Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals]] (CMS), Bonn, 1979. *[[Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna]], (CITES), Washington DC, 1973. *[[Ramsar Convention]] [[Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat]], Ramsar, 1971. *[[Convention to Combat Desertification]] (CCD), Paris, 1994. *[[FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources]], Rome, 1983. *[[International Tropical Timber Agreement]], (ITTA), Geneva, 1994. ===Nuclear Safety=== *[[Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty]] 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. *[[Convention on Nuclear Safety]], 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. {{col-end}} ==References== <references/> == See also == {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} * [[CITES]] (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) * [[Conservation movement]] * [[Environmental movement]] * [[Environmental organizations]] * [[Environmentalism]] * [[Forest management]] {{col-3}} * [[Forestry]] * [[International environmental law]] * [[Kyoto Protocol]] * [[List of climate change initiatives]] * [[List of environmental lawsuits]] * [[List of treaties]] {{col-3}} * [[Sustainable forest management]] * [[Sustainable forestry]] * [[Wildlife conservation]] * [[Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System]] * [[Wildlife management]] {{col-end}} == External links == * [http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/envir_neg_mea_e.htm Relationship between MEAs and the World Trade Organization] [[Category:Treaties on the environment]] [[Category:Environment]] [[de:Liste internationaler Umweltabkommen]]