Other Resources


Treaties



Top Conventions and Links to Info Pages –Listed by dates


1972: Stockholm-United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

1973: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

1974: Paris Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources

1974: Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea

1973: Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)

1980: World Conservation Strategy

1982: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

1987: Montreal Protocol (London Amendments, 1990) on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

1987: Montreal Protocol (London Amendments, 1990) on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (LINK 2)

1989: Basel Convention.

1991: Canada-US Air Quality Agreement

1992: Rio-United Nations Conference on Environment & Development

1993: Convention of Biological Diversity.

1994: Convention to Combat Desertification.

1997: Kyoto Protocol on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases

1998: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

2002: Rio + 10: UN World Summit for Sustainable Development.

2002: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

2005: Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.


Chronology of international environmental events and agreements

Chronology of Major International Environmental Agreements and Initiatives PDF