Information on international conventions and treaties in the area of sustainable development are given below. Agenda 21
	The Convention on Biological Diversity
	Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
	Prior Informed Consent (PIC), Rotterdam Convention
	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
	The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
	Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
	Helsinki Protocol to LRTAP on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 percent
	Sofia Protocol to LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes (NOxProtocol)
	Geneva Protocol to LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes (VOCs Protocol)
	United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
	Convention on Wetlands 1971 (Ramsar Convention)
	United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED)
	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982
	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972 (World Heritage Convention)
	Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA)
	Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity
	Convention on migratory species
	Convention Secretariats of the UNEP

· Agenda 21

· Rio Declaration

· Stockholm 1972

· Convention on Biological Diversity

· Convention to Combat Desertification

· Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
(Signed in May, 2002 but to be ratified by India )
Full Text of the Convention

· Prior Informed Consent (PIC), Rotterdam Convention
(For certain Hazardous Chemicals in International Trade)
(Ratified on 24th May, 2005 )
Full Text of the Convention

· Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
India has ratified it on January 17, 2003 . [ html ], [ pdf ], and [ word ].
Full text of the Protocol [ html ], [ pdf ], and [ word ].

· The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

· Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

· Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

· Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

· World Trade Agreement

· Helsinki Protocol to LRTAP on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 percent

· Sofia Protocol to LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes (NOx Protocol)

· Geneva Protocol to LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes (VOCs Protocol)

· United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

· United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

· Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)

· Convention Secretariats of the UNEP