| No. |
Environment
Related International Conventions, Protocols and Treaties |
Signed |
Ratified/Accessed
(AC)/
Accepted (AT)/ Adaptation (AD) |
Being
Ratified |
| 01. |
International
Plant Protection Convention (Rome, 1951.) |
|
01.09.78 |
|
| 02. |
International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (London,
1954 (as amended on 11 April 1962 and 21 October 1969.) |
|
28.12.81
(entry into force) |
|
| 03. |
Plant
Protection Agreement for the South East Asia and Pacific Region
(as amended) (Rome, 1956.) |
|
04.12.74
(AC)
(entry into force) |
|
| 04. |
Treaty
Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and
under Water (Moscow, 1963.) |
13.03.85 |
|
|
| 05. |
Treaty
on Principles governing the Activities of States in the Exploration
and use of outer Space Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
(London, Moscow, Washington, 1967.) |
|
14.01.86
(AC) |
|
| 06. |
International
Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of
Oil Pollution Casualties (Brussels, 1969.) |
|
04.02.82
(entry into force) |
|
| 07. |
Convention
on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl
Habitat (Ramsar, 1971) ("Ramsar Convention"). |
|
20.04.92
(ratified) |
|
| 08. |
Convention
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling
of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxic Weapons, and on Their
Destruction (London, Moscow, Washington, 1972.) |
|
13.03.85 |
|
| 09. |
Convention
Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and natural Heritage
(Paris, 1972.) |
|
03.08.83
(Accepted)
03.11.83
(ratified) |
|
| 10. |
Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and flora
(Washington, 1973.) ("CITES Convention") |
20.11.81 |
18.02.82 |
|
| 11. |
United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982.) |
|
10.12.82 |
|
| 12. |
Vienna
Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Vienna, 1985.) |
|
02.08.90
(AC)
31.10.90
(entry into force) |
|
| 13. |
Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal 1987.) |
|
02.08.90
31.10.90 (AC)
(entry into force) |
|
| 13a. |
London
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer (London, 1990) |
|
18.03.94
(AC)
16.06.94
(entry into force) |
|
| 13b. |
Copenhagen
Amendment to the Montreal protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, Copenhagen, 1992 |
|
27.11.2000
(AT)
26.2.2001
(Entry into force) |
|
| 13c. |
Montreal
Amendment of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1997 |
|
27.7.2001
(Accepted)
26.10.2001
(Entry into force) |
|
| 14. |
Convention on Early
Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Vienna, 1986.) 07.01.88 (ratified) |
|
07.02.88
(entry into force) |
|
| 15. |
Convention
on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident of Radiological
Emergency (Vienna, 1986.) |
|
07.01.88
(ratified)
07.02.88
(entry into force) |
|
| 16. |
Agreement
on the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok,
1988.) |
|
15.05.90
(ratified) |
|
| 17. |
Basel
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel, 1989.) |
|
01.04.93 (AC) |
|
| 18. |
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response
and Cooperation (London, 1990.) |
30.11.90 |
|
In the process of
ratification |
| 19. |
United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (New York, 1992.) |
09.06.92
|
15.04.94 |
|
| 20. |
Convention
on Biological Diversity, (Rio De Janeiro,1992.) |
05.06.92 |
03.05.94 |
|
| 21. |
International
Convention to Combat Desertification, (Paris 1994.) |
14.10.94 |
26.01.1996 (Ratification)
26.12.1996
(entry into force) |
|
| 22. |
Convention
on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental
Modification Techniques, (Geneva, 1976.) |
|
03.10.79 (AC)
(entry into force) |
|
| 23. |
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.) |
28.07.96 |
|
|
| 24. |
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.) |
04.12.95 |
|
|
| 25. |
Convention
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and
Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Paris, 1993.) |
14.01.93 |
|
|
| 26. |
United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly
in Africa (Paris, 1994.) |
14.10.94 |
26.01.96 |
|
| 27. |
Convention
on Nuclear Safety (Vienna, 1994.) |
21.09.95 |
21.09.95 (AT) |
|
| 28. |
Cartagena
protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity |
24.5.2000 |
|
In the process of
ratification |
| 29. |
Convention
on persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm |
23.5.2001 |
|
In the process
of ratification |
| 30. |
Kyoto
protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
|
21.8.2001 (AC)
11.12.1997 (AD) |
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