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entry into force: 2 October 1983 (Annexes I and II). See http://www.imo.org/
about/conventions/listofconventions/pages/international-convention-for-the-
prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-(marpol).aspx
13 See further Chapter 5 .
14 The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl
Habitat (Ramsar Convention), 1971, http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-1369
15 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural
Heritage, 1972, http://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/
16 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also
known as CMS or Bonn Convention), http://www.cms.int/about/intro.htm
17 Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern
Convention), http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/nature/bern/default_
en.asp
18 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES), 1975, http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/what.php
19 The International Union for Conservation of Nature is not an intergovernmental
organization in the conventional sense but neither is it a non-governmental organ-
ization, as its membership includes governments, ministries, intergovernmental
organizations and civic organizations. It has therefore been able to initiate the
negotiations for several international environmental agreements with its ideas.
20 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, http://unfccc.int/essential_
background/convention/items/2627.php
21 Convention on Biological Diversity, http://www.cbd.int/
22 Kyoto Protocol to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, http://
unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php
23 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, 1979, http://www.
unece.org/env/lrtap/
24 The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer was adopted in
and entered into force on 22 September 1988. See http://ozone.unep.org/new_
site/en/vienna_convention.php
25 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, http://ozone.
unep.org/new_site/en/montreal_protocol.php
26 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS for the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory
Fish Stocks, http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_
overview_fi sh_stocks.htm
27 UN Convention to Combat Desertifi cation in Those Countries Experiencing
Serious Drought and/or Desertifi cation, especially in Africa, Paris 1994, http://
treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-
10&chapter=27&lang=en
28 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety related to the Biodiversity Convention, 2000,
http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/
29 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area,
http://www.helcom.fi /Convention/en_GB/text/
30 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East
Atlantic (OSPAR), 1992, http://www.ospar.org/
31 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context.
Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Kyiv 2003, http://www.
unece.org/env/eia/
32 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and
International Lakes, 1999, http://www.unece.org/env/water/
33 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, 1992, http://
www.unece.org/env/teia.html