ing; to
establish a system of international regulation for the whale fisheries
to ensure proper conservation and development of whale stocks; and to
safeguard for future generations the great natural resources
represented by whale stocks
parties-(57) Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark (including Greenland),
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Ghana,
Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kiribati, Latvia, Malaysia,
Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands (Netherlands also
extended the convention to Netherlands Antilles), NZ, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, UK,
US, former Yugoslavia
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983

note-abbreviated as Tropical Timber 83
opened for signature-18 November 1983
entered into force-1 April 1985; this agreement will expire when the
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, goes into force
objective- to provide an effective framework for cooperation between
tropical timber producers and consumers and to encourage the
development of national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and
conservation of tropical forests and their genetic resources
parties-(54) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,
Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, EU,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana,
Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Venezuela
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994

note-abbreviated as Tropical Timber 94
opened for signature-26 January 1994, but not yet in force
objective-to ensure that by the year 2000 exports of tropical timber
originate from sustainably managed sources; to establish a fund to
assist tropical timber producers in obtaining the resources necessary
to reach this objective
parties-(51) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Ce