ntral African Republic, 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, Japan,
South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, UK, US, Venezuela
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified-(3) Ireland, Italy,
Portugal
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change

note-abbreviated as Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
opened for signature-16 March 1998, but not yet in force
objective-to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing the
national programs of developed countries aimed at this goal and by
establishing percentage reduction targets for the developed countries
parties-(0)
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified-(12) Antigua and
Barbuda, Argentina, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Switzerland
Law of the Sea see United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(LOS)
Marine Dumping see Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by
Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention)
Marine Life Conservation see Convention on Fishing and Conservation of
Living Resources of the High Seas
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

note-abbreviated as Ozone Layer Protection
opened for signature-16 September 1987
entered into force-1 January 1989
objective-to protect the ozone layer by controlling emissions of
substances that deplete it
parties-(165) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China,
Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland,
Isra