(MARPOL)

note--abbreviated as Ship Pollution
opened for signature--17 February 1978
entered into force--2 October 1983
objective--to preserve the marine environment through the complete
elimination of pollution by oil and other harmful substances and the
minimization of accidental discharge of such substances
parties--(100) Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, The
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, former Yugoslavia

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

note--abbreviated as Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
opened for signature--4 October 1991
entered into force--14 January 1998
objective--to enhance the protection of the Antarctic environment and
dependent and associated ecosystems
parties--(28) Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,
China, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan,
South Korea, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South
Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK, US, Uruguay
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified--(15) Austria, Canada,
Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Guatemala, Hungary, North
Korea, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or
Their Transboundary Fluxes

note--abbreviated as Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
opened for signature--31 October 1988
entered into force--14 February 1991
objective--to provide for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides
and their transbound