Select an agreement from Table 19.1 and investigate the details. For additional readings and websites pertaining to the material inthis chapter, see www.mhhe.com/field8e. 

Transcribed Image Text:

Name of Agreement Marine Pollution International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (as amended 11/4/62 and 10/21/69) Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (as amended) International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter ("London Dumping") International Convention for the Preven- tion of Pollution from Ships, 1973 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chemical Pollution Convention Creating the Niger Basin Authority and Protocol Relating to the Development Fund of the Niger Basin European Treaty on the Conservation of Birds Useful to Agriculture Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in Their Natural State Convention of Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (as amended) International Convention for the Protection of Birds International Plant Protection Convention International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (as amended) Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended) 1976 International Rivers Convention on the African Migratory Locust African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport Benelux Convention on the Hunting and Protection of Birds (as amended) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat Protocol Concerning the Constitution of an International Commission for the Protection of the Mosel Against Pollution 1961 Agreement Concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine Against Pollution Convention for Conservation of Antarctic Seals Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Date of Adoption 1954 Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (as amended) Vienna Convention of Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage 1969 1980 Flora and Fauna Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident 1969 1969 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution Paris Agreement on Climate Change 1972 1973 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 1974 1963 1976 1902 1933 1940 1946 1950 1951 1952 1958 1961 1962 1968 1968 1973 Agreement on Conservation of Polar Bears 1973 Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific Convention on Migratory Species Convention on Biological Diversity 1970 1971 1972 Nuclear 1976 1979 1992 1960 1963 1963 1971 1986 Air Pollution Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-Term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evalu- ation of the Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at Least 30 Percent 1985 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1999 1979 1984 1988 1985 1987 2002 2015 Miscellaneous The Antarctic Treaty European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling or Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on Their Destruction Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972 Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Convention of the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities Basel Convention on the Control the Transboundary Movements 1978 of of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 1989 1959 1969 1971 1972 1980 1981 1982 1988 2001 Date of Entry into Force 1958 1969 1975 1975 1975 1983 1978 1978 1962 1965 1979 1982 1905 1936 1942 1948 1963 1952 1953 1966 1968 1963 1969 1971 1972 1975 1978 1975 1976 1990 1983 1993 1968 1977 1963 1972 1986 1983 1988 1987 1991 1988 1989 2005 2003 2016 1961 1970 1975 1975 1975 1980 1982 1983 I 1992 2004 Number of Signatories 69 8 64 75 82 113 13 21 3 6 6 9 10 10 22 40 15 111 3 57 46 16 43 20 3 124 12 182 5 6 75 178 16 35 117 79 97 49 38 22 29 176 175 140 8 195 44 25 124 145 98 8 21 34 161 17 142 176