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International Environmental Treaties - TSV
International environmental treaties are legal frameworks established to address global environmental issues. Covering diverse fields such as climate change, biodiversity, marine pollution, ozone layer protection, and hazardous waste, countries cooperate under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to conserve the environment. Many treaties were adopted following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, and new treaties continue to be developed to address emerging environmental challenges.
environmental treaties
international agreements
climate change
biodiversity
global environment
United Nations
environmental protection
code slug name description adoptedYear category enteredIntoForceYear
UNFCCC unfccc United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change An international framework convention aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations. 1992 Climate Change 1994
KYOTO kyoto-protocol Kyoto Protocol An international treaty that imposed binding emission reduction obligations on developed countries. 1997 Climate Change 2005
PARIS paris-agreement Paris Agreement An international agreement aiming to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. 2015 Climate Change 2016
CBD convention-on-biological-diversity Convention on Biological Diversity An international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. 1992 Biodiversity 1993
CITES cites Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species An international treaty regulating international trade in endangered species. 1973 Wildlife Conservation 1975
RAMSAR ramsar-convention Ramsar Convention A convention for the protection of wetlands of international importance and waterbird habitats. 1971 Wetland Conservation 1975
MONTREAL montreal-protocol Montreal Protocol An international agreement for the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances. 1987 Ozone Layer Protection 1989
BASEL basel-convention Basel Convention An international treaty controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. 1989 Waste Management 1992
STOCKHOLM stockholm-convention Stockholm Convention on POPs An international treaty regulating persistent organic pollutants (POPs). 2001 Chemicals Management 2004
MINAMATA minamata-convention Minamata Convention on Mercury An international treaty regulating mercury emissions and use. 2013 Chemicals Management 2017
UNCCD unccd UN Convention to Combat Desertification An international convention to combat severe drought and desertification. 1994 Land and Soil Conservation 1996
MARPOL marpol-convention MARPOL Convention An international convention for the prevention of marine pollution from ships. 1973 Marine Environment Protection 1983
CMS cms-bonn-convention Convention on Migratory Species An international convention for the conservation of migratory species of wild animals. 1979 Wildlife Conservation 1983
WORLD-HERITAGE world-heritage-convention World Heritage Convention An international convention for the protection of cultural and natural heritage. 1972 Natural and Cultural Heritage Protection 1975
CARTAGENA cartagena-protocol Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety A protocol establishing safe transboundary movement of living modified organisms. 2000 Biodiversity 2003
NAGOYA nagoya-protocol Nagoya Protocol on ABS An international framework on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing. 2010 Biodiversity 2014