| Environmental Category |
Name
of Multilateral Environmental Agreement |
Date
of Ratification(R) |
Date
of Entry Into Force(E) |
Date
of Signature(S) |
| Biodiversity and Natural Resources |
Convention
on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Water Fowl
Habitat (RAMSAR) |
09/09/1988 |
09/09/1988 |
|
| Convention
Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural
State |
21/02/1935 |
14/01/1936 |
|
| International
Plant Protection Convention |
22/07/1953 |
|
|
| African
Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
16/03/1972 |
|
|
| Protocol
to Amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Especially as Water Fowl Habitat |
09/09/1988 |
|
|
| Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
(CITES) |
04/01/1978 |
04/04/1978 |
|
| Convention
on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn) |
11/02/1982 |
01/11/1983 |
|
| Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) |
02/06/1994 |
|
|
| Agreement
for the Establishment of the Near East Plant Protection Organisation |
13/04/1995 |
|
|
| Convention
Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage |
07/02/1974 |
|
|
| United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries
Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertfication, Particularly in
Africa |
07/07/1995 |
|
|
| Agreement
for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert
Locust in the Near East |
06/07/1967 |
21/04/1969 |
|
| International
Tropical Timber Agreement |
16/01/1986 |
|
|
| International
Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 |
|
|
08/11/1994 |
| Protocol
Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas |
08/07/1983 |
|
|
| Protocol
Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the
Mediterranean |
|
|
10/06/1995 |
|
Oceans and Seas |
International
Convention for the Regulation of Whaling |
|
18/09/1981 |
|
| Regional
Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Environment (Jeddah) |
|
20/08/1990 |
|
| Agreement
for the Establishment of a general Fisheries Council for the
Mediterranean |
|
08/07/1952 |
|
| United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
26/08/1983 |
|
|
| Agreement
Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations
Conventions on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 |
|
|
22/03/1995 |
| Agreement
for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Socks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks |
|
|
05/12/1995 |
| United
Nations Convention on Conditions for Registration of Ships |
09/01/1992 |
|
|
| International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil |
|
22/07/1963 |
|
| International
Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil
Pollution Casualities |
|
04/05/1989 |
|
| Protocol
Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency |
24/08/1978 |
23/09/1978 |
16/02/1976 |
| Protocol
Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by
Substances Other than Oil |
|
04/05/1989 |
|
| Convention
on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other
Matter |
30/06/1992 |
|
|
|
Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by
Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972 |
|
|
|
| Protocol
of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, 1973 |
|
07/11/1986 |
|
| Convention
for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution
(Barcelona) |
24/08/1978 |
23/09/1978 |
|
| Amendment
to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea
Against Pollution |
|
|
10/06/1995 |
| Protocol
for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping
from Ships and Aircraft |
24/08/1978 |
23/09/1978 |
|
| Amendment
to the Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft |
|
|
10/06/1995 |
| Protocol
for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from
Land-Based Sources |
18/05/1983 |
17/06/1983 |
|
| Amendment
to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against
Pollution from Land-Based Sources |
|
|
07/03/1996 |
| International
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage |
03/02/1989 |
04/05/1989 |
|
| Protocol
of 1992 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for
Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 |
21/04/1995 |
|
|
| Protocol
Concerning Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution by Oil and
Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency |
|
20/08/1990 |
|
| International
Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation |
29/06/1992 |
|
|
| International
Convention on Salvage |
14/03/1991 |
14/07/1996 |
|
|
Hazardous Materials and Chemicals |
Convention
on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident |
06/07/1988 |
06/08/1988 |
|
| Convention
Concerning Prevention and Control of Occupational Hazards Caused by
Carcinogenic Substances and Agents |
25/03/1982 |
25/03/1983 |
|
| Convention
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stock-Piling
of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on their
Destruction |
|
|
10/04/1972 |
| Protocol
on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal |
|
|
01/10/1996 |
| Basel
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal |
08/01/1993 |
05/05/1992 |
13/02/1992 |
| Amendment
to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal |
13/12/2003 |
|
22/09/1995 |
| Bamako
Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of
Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within
Africa |
15/05/2004 |
12/05/1994 |
30/01/1991 |
| Convention
on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological
Emergency |
17/10/1988 |
17/11/1988 |
|
| Joint
Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention (on
Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage) and the Paris Convention (on
Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy) |
10/08/1989 |
27/04/1992 |
21/09/1988 |
| Convention
on Nuclear Safety |
|
|
20/09/1994 |
| Vienna
Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage |
05/11/1965 |
12/11/1977 |
|
| Convention
on the Prohibition of Military or any other Hostile Use of
Environmental Modification Techniques |
01/04/1982 |
01/04/1982 |
|
|
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
|
02/05/2003 |
17/05/2004 |
17/05/2002 |
|
Atmosphere and Air Pollution |
United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
05/12/1994 |
05/03/1995 |
09/06/1992 |
| Kyoto
Protocol |
12/01/2005 |
16/02/2005 |
15/03/1999 |
| Treaty
Banning Nuclear Weapon
Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water |
10/01/1964 |
|
|
| Treaty
on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration
and Use of Outer Space Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies |
10/10/1967 |
|
|
| Vienna
Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer |
09/05/1988 |
|
|
| Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer |
02/08/1988 |
|
|
| (London)
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer |
13/01/1993 |
|
|
| (Copenhagen)
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer |
28/06/1994 |
|
|
|
Health and Worker Safety |
Convention
Concerning the Protection of Workers Against Occupational Hazards in
the Working Environment due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration |
04/05/1988 |
|
|
| Convention
Concerning the Protection
of Workers Against Ionising Radiation |
18/03/1964 |
|
|
|
Institutional and Other Topics |
Treaty
Establishing the African Economic Community |
26/01/1993 |
|
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