Flora and Fauna – Biodiversity international conventions

Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force)

Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (8 Nov 1933)

Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere (12 Oct 1940)

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (2 Dec 1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956)

Agreements for the Establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (24 Sept 1949)

International Convention for the Protection of Birds (18 Oct 1950)

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (2 Dec. 1961).Revised version(23 Oct 1978)

Fisheries Convention (9 Mar 1964)

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (14 May 1966)

African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (15 Sept 1968)

European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport (13 December 1968)

BENELUX Convention Concerning Hunting and the Protection of Birds (10 June 1970)

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR) (2 Feb 1971).
Ramsar Convention Bureau

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1 June 1972) via Australian Treaty Series.Antarctic Treaty System.Secretariat: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (16 Nov 1972).text Version.World Heritage List.List of the World Heritage in Danger. Operational Guidelines. Ratifiers of the Convention. Convention Secretariat (World Heritage Centre, UNESCO)

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (3 Mar 1973); as amended 1979, 1983; 1995 with Appendices I, II and III. For the latest texts, consult the CITES Secretariat.List of Parties.

Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (15 Nov 1973)

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (23 Jun 1979)

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (19 Sept 1979)

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources (20 May 1980).Antartic Treaty System.Secretariat: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

World Charter for Nature (1982)

Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Area (2 Mar. 1982)

International Tropical Timber Agreement (18 Nov 1983)

Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (CRAMRA) (2 Jun 1988).Another copy;Antartic Treaty System.Secretariat:Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific (and Protocols) (24 Nov 1989)

Convention on Biological Diversity (5 Jun 1992).Biodiversity Secretariat. States Parties.

Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests [The Forest Principles] (13 Jun 1992)

Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (24 Nov 1996)

Framework Agreement for the Conservation of the Living Marine Resources of the High Seas of theSouth Pacific (“Galapagos Agreement”) (14 August 2000)

Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (5 Sept 2000)

Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (amended 30 October 2000) from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Ratification status.

Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean (20 April 2001)

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Mentioned in these Entries

African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, Agreements for the Establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, BENELUX Convention Concerning Hunting and the Protection of Birds, Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora, Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Area, Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific, Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation, Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources, Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport, Fisheries Convention, High Seas, International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, International Tropical Timber Agreement, Treaty Research.