CIA Handbook of International Statistics 1997
Table 134 Selected Countries: Participation in Major
International Environmental Agreementsa |
|
Antarctic
Treatyb |
Basel
Conventionc |
Biodiversity
Conventiond |
CITESe |
Climate Change
Conventionf |
London
Conventiong |
Montreal
Protocolh |
Nuclear
Test Bani |
Whalingj |
Argentina |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Australia |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Austria |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
Belgium |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Brazil |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Bulgaria |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Canada |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Chile |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
China |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Colombia |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Czech Republic |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Denmark |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Egypt |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Finland |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
France |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
Germany |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Hungary |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
India |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Indonesia |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Iran |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Iraq |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Ireland |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Italy |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Japan |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Kenya |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Malaysia |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
Mexico |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Morocco |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Netherlands |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
New Zealand |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Nigeria |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Norway |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Peru |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Philippines |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Poland |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Portugal |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Romania |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Russia |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Saudi Arabia |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
Slovenia |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
South Africa |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
South Korea |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Spain |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Sweden |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Switzerland |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Thailand |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Turkey |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
X |
Ukraine |
X |
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
United Kingdom |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
United States |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Venezuela |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Zaire |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Zimbabwe |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
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a Countries that have signed and ratified the agreement as of yearend 1995.
b To ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes.
c To reduce transboundary movement of wastes to a minimum consistent with
environmentally sound and efficient disposal practices.
d The Biodiversity Convention binds parties to take action to preserve global
species diversity.
e The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora protects endangered species by import and export permits.
f The Climate Change Convention encourages all parties to stabilize greenhouse
gas emissions.
g The London Convention regulates at-sea dumping of hazardous wastes.
h The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer phases out
consumption and trade of ozone-depleting substances.
i To put and end to the armaments race and eliminate incentives for the
production and testing of all types of weapons, including nuclear weapons.
j To protect all species of whales from over exploitation. |