tries that have signed, but not yet ratified -- (64) Afghanistan,
Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana,
Bulgaria, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo,
Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,
Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia,
Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania,
Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Poland,
Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore, Slovenia,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United
Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen, former Yugoslavia

Climate Change

see -- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas

note -- abbreviated as Marine Life Conservation

opened for signature -- 29 April 1958

entered into force -- 20 March 1966

objective -- to solve through international cooperation the problems
involved in the conservation of living resources of the high seas,
considering that because of the development of modern technology some
of these resources are in danger of being overexploited

parties -- (37) Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina,
Cambodia, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Finland,
France, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States,
Venezuela, former Yugoslavia

countries that have signed, but not yet ratified -- (21) Afghanistan,
Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran,
Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan,
Panama, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Canada signed on behalf of Taiwan),
Tunisia, Uruguay

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

note -- abbreviated as Air Pollution

opened for signature -- 13 November 1979

entered into force -- 16 March 1983

objective -- to protect the human environment against air pollution
and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including
long-range transboundary air pollution

parties -- (39) Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgar