List of environmental agreements
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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.
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==Alphabetical order==
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*[[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.
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*[[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]]
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==Topic order==
===General ===
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*[[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.
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===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.
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==References==
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== See also ==
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* [[CITES]] (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
* [[Conservation movement]]
* [[Environmental movement]]
* [[Environmental organizations]]
* [[Environmentalism]]
* [[Forest management]]
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* [[Forestry]]
* [[International environmental law]]
* [[Kyoto Protocol]]
* [[List of climate change initiatives]]
* [[List of environmental lawsuits]]
* [[List of treaties]]
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* [[Sustainable forest management]]
* [[Sustainable forestry]]
* [[Wildlife conservation]]
* [[Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System]]
* [[Wildlife management]]
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