Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Uganda, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (21) Afghanistan,
Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, NZ, Pakistan, Panama,
Sri Lanka, Tunisia
*Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution:
note - abbreviated as Air Pollution
opened for signature - 13 November 1979
entered into force - 16 March 1983
objective - to protect the human environment against air pollution
and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range
transboundary air pollution
parties - (48) Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova,
Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Yugoslavia
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (2) Holy See,
San Marino
*Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources:
note - abbreviated as Antarctic-Marine Living Resources
opened for signature - NA
entered into force - NA
objective - NA
parties - (30) Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South
Korea, Namibia, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay
*Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild :
Flora and Fauna (CITES)
note - abbreviated as Endangered Species
opened for signature - 3 March 1973
entered into force - 1 July 1975
objective - to protect certain endangered species from overexploitation
by means of a system of import/export permits
parties - (152) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic,
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