Law of the Sea
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)

M Marine Dumping
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and
Other Matter; note - also known as the London Convention
Marine Life Conservation
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High
Seas

N Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer
Space, and Under Water

O Ozone Layer Protection
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

S Ship Pollution
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships
(MARPOL)

T Tropical Timber
International Tropical Timber Agreement

W Wetlands
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
Waterfowl Habitat; note - also known as Ramsar
Whaling
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

Note: Not all of the selected international environmental agreements have
abbreviations.

6 April 1994

Appendix E: Selected International Environmental Agreements

Air Pollution

see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

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Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides

see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Nitrogen
Oxides Protocol)

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Air Pollution-Sulphur

see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Sulphur
Protocol)

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Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds

see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Volatile
Organic Compounds Protocol)
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Antarctic-Environmental Protocol

see Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

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Antarctic Treaty

date opened for signature - 1959

objective - to ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes,
for international cooperation in scientific research, and that it does
not become the scene or object of international discord

parties - (42) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary,
India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movem