at 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--(54) 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, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Norway,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Suriname, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, US, Venezuela
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified--(2) Ireland, 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--(7) Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Fiji, Maldives, Panama,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified--(72) Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
China, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Norway, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
Turkmenistan, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia

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
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