06. Environmental law

171 treaties in this category.

Title Date Enacted Region
Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean 14 Feb 1967 am
Additional Protocol l to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America 14 Feb 1967 am
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968) 15 Sep 1968 af
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (Pelindaba Treaty) 11 Apr 1996 af
African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) 21 Feb 1990 af
Agreement between the Government of Iceland, the Government of Norway and the Government of the Russian Federation concerning Certain Aspects of Co-operation in the Area of Fisheries 15 May 1999 eu
Agreement Creating the Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization (EPTFO) 21 Jul 1989 gl
Agreement for the Establishment of ASEAN Animal Health Trust Fund (AHTF) 17 Nov 2006 as
Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) 25 Nov 1993 gl
Agreement for the Establishment of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) 11 Nov 1999 gl
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 04 Aug 1995 gl
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) 16 Jun 1995 gl
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) 02 Feb 2001 gl
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea the Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) 24 Nov 1996 gl
Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears 15 Nov 1973 gl
Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS) 04 Dec 1991 eu
Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea 16 Oct 1990 eu
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) 17 Mar 1992 gl
Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) 12 Sep 2005 as
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) 15 May 1998 gl
Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas 24 Nov 1993 gl
ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 09 Jul 1985 as
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution 10 Jun 2002 as
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa 30 Jan 1991 af
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention) 22 Mar 1989 gl
Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 10 Dec 1999 gl
Benelux Convention Concerning Hunting and the Protection of Birds 10 Jun 1970 eu
Benelux Convention on Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection 08 Jun 1982 eu
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Cartagena Protocol) 29 Jan 2000 gl
Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) 25 Sep 1998 am
Co-operative Agreement for Arab States in Asia for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology (ARASIA) 12 Jun 2002 as
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) 24 Sep 1996 gl
Convention (No.13) concerning the Use of White Lead in Painting 19 Nov 1921 gl
Convention (No.148) concerning the Protection of Workers against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment Due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration 20 Jun 1977 gl
Convention (No.162) concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos 24 Jun 1986 gl
Convention (No.170) concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work 25 Jun 1990 gl
Convention (No.174) concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents 22 Jun 1993 gl
Convention concerning Fishing in the Black Sea 07 Jul 1959 eu
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (WHC) 16 Nov 1972 gl
Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean 11 Feb 1992 gl
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals 01 Jun 1972 gl
Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean 02 Mar 1982 gl
Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) 10 May 1993 gl
Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) 31 May 1949 am
Convention for the Establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) 30 Nov 1994 af
Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific (and Protocols) 24 Nov 1989 gl
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) 22 Sep 1992 eu
Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution 10 Jun 1995 eu
Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua Convention) 14 Nov 2003 am
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) 25 Jun 1998 gl
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency 26 Sep 1986 gl
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 05 Jun 1992 gl
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment 21 Jun 1993 eu
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident 26 Sep 1986 gl
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) 25 Feb 1991 eu
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts 13 Sep 1973 eu
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas 29 Apr 1958 gl
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in Northeast Atlantic Fisheries (NEAFC Convention) 18 Nov 1980 gl
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (NAFO Convention) 24 Oct 1978 gl
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 03 Mar 1973 gl
Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC Convention) 19 Nov 1976 gl
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) 13 Nov 1979 eu
Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere 12 Oct 1940 am
Convention on Nuclear Safety 17 Jun 1994 gl
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage 12 Sep 1997 gl
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean 20 Apr 2001 gl
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention) 05 Sep 2000 gl
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea 16 Jun 1994 gl
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) 20 May 1980 gl
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) 19 Sep 1979 eu
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention or CMS) 23 Jun 1979 gl
Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses 21 May 1997 gl
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 26 Oct 1979 gl
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) 13 Nov 1972 gl
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UNECE Water Convention) 17 Mar 1992 eu
Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law 04 Nov 1998 eu
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 09 Apr 1992 eu
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 17 Mar 1992 eu
Convention on the Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization (WIOTO) 19 Jun 1991 gl
Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy 29 Jul 1960 gl
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention on Wetlands) 02 Feb 1971 gl
Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Materials (NUCLEAR) 17 Dec 1971 gl
Convention relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State 08 Nov 1933 af
Draft Articles on Prevention of Transboundary Harm from Hazardous Activities 30 Nov 2001 gl
Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers 05 Aug 2008 gl
Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising out of Hazardous Activities 08 Aug 2006 gl
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) 26 May 2000 eu
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 30 Sep 1957 eu
European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products 16 Sep 1968 eu
European Landscape Convention 20 Oct 2000 eu
Fisheries Convention 09 Mar 1964 eu
Framework Agreement for the Conservation of the Living Marine Resources of the High Seas of the South Pacific (Galapagos Agreement) 14 Aug 2000 gl
Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 11 May 2009 gl
Inter-American Convention (IAC) for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles 01 Dec 1996 am
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 14 May 1966 gl
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments 13 Feb 2004 gl
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 1973) as modified by the Protocol 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) 02 Nov 1973 gl
International Convention for the Protection of Birds 18 Oct 1950 gl
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (IWC) 02 Dec 1946 gl
International Convention for the Supression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism 13 Apr 2005
International Convention on Arrest of Ships 12 Mar 1999 gl
International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 23 Mar 2001 gl
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC) 29 Nov 1969 gl
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention) 03 May 1996 gl
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC) 30 Nov 1990 gl
International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (the HAFS Convention) 05 Oct 2001 gl
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (IOPC Fund) 27 Nov 1992 gl
International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (Intervention Convention) 29 Nov 1969 gl
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 06 Dec 1951 gl
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) 03 Nov 2001 gl
International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA 1994) 26 Jan 1994 gl
International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA 2006) 27 Jan 2006 gl
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management 05 Sep 1997 gl
Joint Protocol relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention 21 Sep 1988 gl
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 11 Dec 1997 gl
Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 15 Oct 2010 gl
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity 29 Oct 2010 gl
Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 18 May 2007
Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement in Connection with Radiation Accidents 17 Oct 1963 eu
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) 14 Sep 1993 am
Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes to the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage 21 May 1963 gl
Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Paris Agreement) 12 Dec 2015 gl
Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNE Treaty) 28 May 1976 bi
Phyto-Sanitary Convention for Africa 13 Sep 1967 af
Protocol 1 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty 08 Aug 1986 oc
Protocol 2 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty 08 Aug 1986 oc
Protocol 3 to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty 08 Aug 1986 oc
Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC Protocol) 02 May 1996 gl
Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 16 May 2003 gl
Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 21 May 2003 eu
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty 04 Oct 1991 gl
Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers 21 May 2003 eu
Protocol on Preparedness Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS Protocol) 15 Mar 2000 gl
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assesment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 21 May 2003 eu
Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 17 Jun 1999 eu
Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil (Intervention Protocol 1973) 02 Nov 1973 gl
Protocol to Amend the 1949 Convention on the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) 11 Jun 1999 am
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes (Sofia Protocol) 31 Oct 1988 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes 18 Nov 1991 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions 14 Jun 1994 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals 24 Jun 1998 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP) 28 Sep 1984 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 24 Jun 1998 eu
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 08 Jul 1985 eu
Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone (Gothenburg Protocol) 30 Nov 1999 eu
Protocol to the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT Prot) 01 Jun 1990 bi
Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology (RCA) 02 Feb 1987 as
Regional Convention on Fisheries Cooperation among African States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean 05 Jul 1991 af
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 14 Jun 1992 gl
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention) 10 Sep 1998 gl
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency Convention 10 Jul 1979 oc
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (SPNFZ) Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga) 06 Aug 1985 oc
Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 23 Oct 1956 gl
Statutes of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) 13 Sep 1983 gl
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention) 22 May 2001 gl
Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment 16 Jun 1972 gl
The Antarctic Treaty 01 Dec 1959 gl
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 16 Sep 1987 gl
The Nordic Environmental Protection Convention (and Protocol) 19 Feb 1974 eu
The Svalbard Treaty 09 Feb 1920 gl
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 22 Mar 1985 gl
Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT) 03 Jul 1974 bi
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water (Limited Test Ban Treaty / LTBT) 05 Aug 1963 gl
Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation 03 Jul 1978 am
Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (South Pacific Tuna Treaty /SPTT) 02 Apr 1987 gl
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 (Seabed Arms Control Treaty) 11 Feb 1971 gl
Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone 15 Dec 1995 as
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 10 Dec 1982 gl
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) 17 Jun 1994 gl
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 09 May 1992 gl
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage 21 May 1963 gl

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