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Environmental Law Programme - Global Instruments

Global Environmental Agreements

Year
Title of Agreement
2001
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm
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
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)
1999
[Beijing] Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Beijing
1999
Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel
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
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam
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
1997
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, Vienna
1997
Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna
1997
Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal
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 (Not yet in force)
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
1996
Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, London
1995
Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, Geneva
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
1995
Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Geneva
1994
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, Geneva
1994
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions, Oslo
1994
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, Paris
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
1994
Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna
1994
Energy Charter Treaty, Lisbon
1994
Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and related Environmental Aspects, Lisbon
1993
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, Paris
1993
Convention Concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents, Geneva
1993
Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, Rome
1992
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New York
1992
Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio De Janeiro
1992
[Copenhagen] Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Copenhagen
1992
Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, London
1992
Protocol of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971, London
1991
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo (Note: Kiev Protoccol, 2003)
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
1990
Adjustment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987), London (as amended 1990, 1992)
1990
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, Geneva
1990
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, London
1989
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel
1989
International Convention on Salvage, London
1989
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused During Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road, Rail and Inland Navigation Vessels, Geneva
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
1988
Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Construction, Geneva (ILO Convention No. 167)
1988
Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention, Vienna
1987
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal
1986
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos, Geneva (ILO Convention No 162, Asbestos Convention)
1986
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Vienna
1986
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, Vienna
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
1985
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna
1985
Convention Concerning Occupational Health Services, Geneva (ILO Convention No 161)
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
1983
International Tropical Timber Agreement, Geneva
1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay
1981
Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, Geneva (ILO Convention No. 155)
1980
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, Vienna and New York
1979
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
1978
Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Revision of 1961 Agreement)
1977
Convention Concerning the Protection of Workers against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment Due to Air pollution, Noise and Vibration (ILO Convention No 148)
1974
Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources, Paris (Revised by 1992 OSPAR Convention)
1974
Agreement on an International Energy Program
1973
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
1973
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 and Protocols (MARPOL 73/78) (See also 1996 Amendments and 1997 Protocol)
1973
Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Marine Pollution by Substances Other than Oil
1972
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on their Destruction
1972
Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
1972
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention, See also 1996 Protocol)
1971
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
1971
Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof
1971
Convention Concerning Protection against Hazards of Poisoning Arising from Benzene
1971
Convention Relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material
1971
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage
1969
International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties
1969
International Convention on civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (See also 1976 and 1992 Protocols)
1964
Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
1963
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage
1963
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water
1962
Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Marine Fishing
1961
International Convention on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
1960
Convention Concerning the Protection of Workers against Ionising Radiations
1960
Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy
1959
Agreement Concerning Co-operation in the Quarantine of Plants and their Protection against Pests and Diseases
1958
Convention on the continental Shelf
1958
Convention on the High Seas
1958
Convention of Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas
1958
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) (See also 1962 Amendment & 1969 Amendments)
1952
International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (See also 1978 Protocol)  
1951
International Plant Protection Convention
1950
International Convention for the Protection of Birds
1946
International convention for the Regulation of Whaling

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