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Environmental Law Programme - Chronological List of Environmental Ageements

Chronological List of Environmental Agreements

Year
Title of Agreement United Nations Treaty Collection (PDF)
2003
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Kiev  
2003
European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport (Not in force yet)  
2002
The Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast Pacific (Antigua Convention)  
2002
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (Entered into force November 2003)  
2001
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean, Windhoek  
2001
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm [english] [french] [spanish]
2001
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome  
2001
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, Paris  
2000
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal [french]
2000
European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waters, Geneva [english] [french]
2000
Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses of the Southern African Development Community, Windoek  
2000
Framework Agreement for the Conservation of Living Marine Resources on the High Seas of the South Pacific (The Galapagos Agreement), Santiago  
2000
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, Honolulu  
2000
European Landscape Convention, Florence  
1999
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, London [english] [french] [russian]
1999
Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of the Southern African Development Community, Maputo [english]
1999
Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities to the 1983 Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean, Oranjestad (Aruba)  
1999
Agreement for the Establishment of the Regional Commission for Fisheries, Rome  
1999
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground Level Ozone, Gothenburg (Not yet in force) [english] [french] [russian]
1999
[Beijing] Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Beijing

[english] [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]

1999
Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel [arabic] [chinese] [german] [russian]  [spanish]
1998
Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes, Tehran  
1998
Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes, Strasbourg (Not yet in force)  
1998
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Aarhus  
1998
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals, Aarhus  
1998
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matter, Aarhus [english] [french] [russian]
1998

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

 
1998
Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, Strasbourg (Not yet in force)  
1997
Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, New York  
1997
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Wastes Management, Vienna [french] [spanish] [russian]
1997
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, Vienna  
1997
Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna [english] [french] [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1997
Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal [english] [french] [spanish] [russian]
1997
Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, London  
1997
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto [english] [french] [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1996
Treaty on the Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone in Africa (Pelindaba Treaty), Cairo. Including Protocols I, II, & III.  
1996
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, London  
1996
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, New York [english]
1996
Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Izmir  
1996
Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, London  
1996
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Monaco (ACCOBAMS)  
1995
Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin, Chiang Rai [english] [french]
1995
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean, Barcelona  
1995
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, The Hague (AEWA)  
1995
Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, Geneva [english] [french]
1995
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, New York [english] [french]  [arabic]  [chinese]
1995
Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems of the Southern African Development Community, Johannesburg (SADC)  
1995
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 (The Waigani Convention), Waigani [english]  [french]
1995
Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Geneva  
1995
Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty), Bangkok; Including the Protocol to the treaty. [english]  [french]
1994
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, Geneva [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1994
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions, Oslo [english]  [french]  [russian]
1994
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea, Washington, D.C.  
1994
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, Paris [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1994
Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River, Sofia  
1994
Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization, Kisumu, Kenya [english]  [french]
1994

Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, New York

[english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1994
Lusaka Agreement on Co-Operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora, Lusaka [english]  [french]
1994
Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna [english.pdf  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1994
Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil, Madrid [english]  [french]  [arabic, spanish]
1994
Energy Charter Treaty, Lisbon [english]  [french]  [german]  [italian]  [russian]  [spanish]
1994
Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and related Environmental Aspects, Lisbon [english]  [french]  [german]  [italian]  [russian]  [spanish]
1993
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, Paris [english] [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1993
Agreement for the Establishment of the Near East Plant Protection Organization, Rabat [english]  [french]
1993
Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Canberra [english]  [french]  [japanese]
1993
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment, Lugano (Not yet in force) [english]  [french]  [russian, spanish]
1993
Convention Concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents, Geneva [english]  [french]
1993
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, Mexico City, Ottawa and Washington, D.C. [english]  [french]  [spanish]
1993
Regional Convention for the Management and Conservation of the Natural Forest Ecosystems and the Development of Forest Plantations, Guatemala City  
1993
Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, Rome [english]  [french]  [spanish]
1993
Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, Rome  
1992
Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes, Strasbourg (Not yet in force) [english]
1992
Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, Moscow  
1992
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki [english]  [french]  [russian]
1992
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, Helsinki [english] [french] [russian]
1992
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas, New York (ASCOBANS) [english] [french]  [german, russian]
1992
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992, Helsinki [english]  [french]
1992
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, Bucharest [english]  [french]
1992
Protocol on Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment against Pollution from Land-Based Sources, Bucharest  
1992
Protocol on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations, Bucharest  
1992
Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment against Pollution by Dumping, Bucharest  
1992
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New York [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1992
Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio De Janeiro [english]  [french] [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1992
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, Paris (OSPAR)  
1992
[Copenhagen] Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Copenhagen [english]  [french]
1992
Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, London [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1992
Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971, London [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1992
European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe [english]
1991
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, Bamako [arabic]  [french]  [portuguese]
1991
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo (Note: Kiev Protoccol, 2003) [english]  [french]  [russian]
1991
Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization Convention, Mahe  
1991
Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection, Madrid [english]
1991
Convention Concerning the Protection of the Alps, Salzburg [english]
1991
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes, Geneva [english]
1991
Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe, London [english]
1990
Adjustment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987), London (as amended 1990, 1992) [english]  [french] [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1990
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Kingston [spanish]  [french]
1990
Protocol for the Protection of the Marine Environment Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources, Kuwait [english]  [french]  [arabic] 
1990
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, Geneva [english]  [french]
1990
Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea, Bonn  
1990
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, London [english]  [french] [arabic_chinese_russian_spanish]
1990
Protocol of Termination of the Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resiurces of the Southeast Atlantic Signed at Rome on the 23rd of October 1969 [english] 
1989
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel [english]  [french]
1989
Protocol Concerning Marine Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf, Kuwait [english]  [french]  [arabic]  [persian]
1989
International Convention on Salvage, London [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1989
Protocol for the Conservation and Management Of Protected Marine and Coastal Areas of the South-East Pacific, Paipa  
1989
Protocol for the Protection of the South-East Pacific Against Radioactive Contamination, Paipa  
1989
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused During Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road, Rail and Inland Navigation Vessels, Geneva  
1989
Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing With Long Drift Nets In the South Pacific, Wellington [english]  [french] [spanish]
1988
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes, Sofia [english]  [french]  [russian]
1988
Agreement on the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok [english]  [french]
1988
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, Wellington [english]
1988
Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Construction, Geneva (ILO Convention No. 167) [english]  [french]
1988
Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention, Vienna [english]f  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1987
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1987
Agreement on the Action Plan for the Environmentally Sound Management of the Common Zambezi River System, Harare (ZACPLAN)  
1987
European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, Strasbourg [english]  [german, french]
1986
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos, Geneva (ILO Convention No 162, Asbestos Convention) [english]  [french]
1986
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Vienna [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1986
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, Vienna [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1986
Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region, Noumea  
1986
Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the South Pacific Region by Dumping, Noumea  
1986
Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution Emergencies in the South Pacific Region, Noumea  
1985
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 per cent, Helsinki [english] [french]  [russian]
1985
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna [english]  [french] [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1985
Convention for the Protection Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Nairobi  
1985
Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the Eastern African Region, Nairobi  
1985
Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Marine Pollution in Cases of Emergency in the Eastern African Region, Nairobi  
1985
Convention Concerning Occupational Health Services, Geneva (ILO Convention No 161) [english]  [french]
1985
ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur  
1985
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, Rarotonga [english]  [french]
1984
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP), Geneva [english] [french]  [russian]
1983
Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement on Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution of the South-East Pacific by Hydrocarbons or Other Harmful Substances, Quito  
1983
Protocol for the Protection of the South-East Pacific Against Pollution from Land-based Sources, Quito  
1983
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias [english]  [french]  [spanish]
1983
Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias  
1983
Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances, Bonn  
1983
International Tropical Timber Agreement, Geneva [english]  [french]  [arabic, chinese, russian, spanish]
1982
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment, Jeddah (includes 1982 Protocol)  
1982
Protocol Concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency, Jeddah (includes 1982 Protocol)  
1982
Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas, Geneva [english]  [french]  [arabic, spanish]
1982
Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, Reykjavik [english]  [french]
1982
Benelux Convention on Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection, Brussels  
1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay [english]  [french]  [russian]  [spanish]  [arabic, chinese]
1981
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region, Abidjan (includes 1981 Protocol)  
1981
Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency, Abidjan  
1981
Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, Geneva (ILO Convention No. 155) [english]  [french]
1981
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific, Lima  
1981
Agreement on Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution of the South-East Pacific by Hydrocarbons or Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency. Lima  
1980