ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS

1971 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)

1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention)

1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

1973 Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships as amended by the 1978 Protocol 

1979 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (Bonn Convention)

1979 Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

1979 UN-ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (& Protocols...)

1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

1989 Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel)

1990 Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation

1991 Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS)

1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

1991 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo)

1992 Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic and North Sea (ASCOBANS)

1992 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR)

1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Helsinki Convention) 

1995 Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement

1997 Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

1998 Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus)