List of International Conventions & Agreements on Environment & Wildlife

Agreement or Convention Year Brief Description URL
Ramsar Convention 1971 Convention on wetlands adopted in the city of I.R. Iran (Ramsar) in 1971 https://www.wetlands.org/wetlands/ramsar-convention/
Stockholm Convention 2001 Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) adopted in Geneva, Switzerland Stockholm Convention – Home page (pops.int)
CITES 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora https://cites.org/eng
Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 Conservation of biological diversity
Bonn Convention 1979 Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Vienna Convention 1985 Convention for the Protection of Ozone Layer
Montreal Protocol 1987 International environment protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer
Kyoto Protocol 1997 International protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 1992 International environmental treaty governing actions to combat climate change through adaptation and mitigation efforts directed at control of emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) that cause global warming.
Rio Summit 1992
UNCCD 1994
Basel Convention 1989
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 2000
UN-REDD 2008
Nagoya Protocol 2010
COP21 2016
COP24 2018
COP25 2019
COP26 2021
Kigali Amendment 2016
Minamata Convention 2013
Rotterdam Convention 1998
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