tilles), New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Russia, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal,
Seychelles (withdrawing effective 30 June 1995), Solomon Islands,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United
States, Venezuela

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

former parties -- (10) Belize, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland,
Jamaica, Mauritius, Panama, Philippines, Uruguay

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 Ageement, 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 -- (52) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma,
Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Cote dIvoire, Denmark,
Ecuador, Egypt, European Union, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany,
Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines,
Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad
and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Zaire

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 -- (3) Fiji, Japan, Liberia

countries that have signed, but not yet ratified -- (11) Cameroon,
Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Togo,
United States

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 S