NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Palau, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE,
UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia, Zimbabwe

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes
and Other Matter (London Convention) note - abbreviated as Marine
Dumping

opened for signature - 29 December 1972

entered into force - 30 August 1975

objective - to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to
encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention; the
London Convention came into force in 1996

parties - (78) Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Finland,
France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong
Kong (associate member), Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Libya,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nauru,
Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia,
Serbia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain,
Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Vanuatu

associate members to the London Convention - (2) Faroe Islands, Macau

Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use
of Environmental Modification Techniques note - abbreviated as
Environmental Modification

opened for signature - 10 December 1976

entered into force - 5 October 1978

objective - to prohibit the military or other hostile use of
environmental modification techniques in order to further world
peace and trust among nations

parties - (66) Afghanistan, Algeria,