Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tonga, Tunisia, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Vanuatu, Yugoslavia

*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 - (68) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Laos, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Netherlands, NZ, Niger, Norway, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Solomon
Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Ukraine,
UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (15) Bolivia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Holy See, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon,
Liberia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Nicaragua, Portugal, Syria, Turkey, Uganda

*Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl
Habitat (Ramsar):

note - abbreviated as Wetlands
opened for signature - 2 February 1971
entered into force - 21 December 1975
objective - to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of
wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological
functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific,
and recreational value
parties - (123) Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic
of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d`Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica,
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