for signature - 18 November 1983

entered into force - 1 April 1985; this agreement expired when the
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, went 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

entered into force - 1 January 1997

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 - (58) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central 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,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia,
Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
Venezuela

countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (1) Ireland

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change note - abbreviated as Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

opened for signature - 16 March 1998

entered into force - 23 February 2005

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

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