List of international environmental agreements

This is a list of international environmental agreements. Most of the following agreements are legally binding.

Contents

Alphabetical order

Topic order

General

  • 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

Freshwater Resources

  • Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses 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.
  • Bamako Convention 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 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.
  • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, London 1954, 1962 and 1969.
  • 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), 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.
  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea LOS Convention, Montego Bay, 1982.

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 the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region, Nouméa, 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.
  • Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea
  • 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

Nature Conservation and Terrestrial Living Resources

Nuclear Safety

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Fauna and Flora
  2. ^ a b Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
  3. ^ a b Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
  4. ^ http://www.carpathianconvention.org
  5. ^ Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone

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