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Date: 16.06.76
IURMV No.: 976:46
CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN NATIONS

Place: San Salvador/El Salvador
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

BOL, Chile, CR, ECU, ES, GCA, Honduras, NIC, PA, PE and RH.

Immediate subject matter

EIA relevance: The parties agree to take stock of and provide protection for material items and cultural objects which are thus deemed to be historical heritage.

Definitions are given but there is no actual listing of cultural objects and material items.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 03.12.76
IURMV No.: 976:89
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE AGAINST CHEMICAL POLLUTION

Place: Bonn
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

CH, D, F, L, NL and the EC.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Human activities involving chemicals.
Protection of/acceptor: Surface water
Protected area: Rhine and Rhine catchment area (see below)
EIA relevance: Within the framework of this Convention the following measures are to be taken to improve the quality of the water in the Rhine: gradual elimination/reduction of pollution caused by hazardous substances; exceptions shall require special approval. Together with the licences mentioned above the responsible authorities will establish emission standards for individual substances.

Notes

The emission standards establish the maximum permissible concentration of a substance in discharges as well as the maximum permissible quantity of a substance in discharges over a given period/periods.

The chemical substances and substance groups affected by this Convention are listed in the further information; there are, however, no measured value data as yet.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

As regards implementation of this Convention, the Rhine starts where it leaves the Untersee of Lake Constance and encompasses the arms through which its waters flow freely into the North Sea as far as the coastline including the Ijssel as far as Campen (NL).

A.) The parties agree to take measures to eliminate pollution of the surface water in the Rhine catchment area caused by the hazardous substances and substance groups listed below:

1. Organic halogen compounds and substances which could form such compounds in water;
2. Organic phosphorus and tin compounds;
3. Substances with a proven carcinogenic effect in or due to water;
4. Mercury and mercury compounds;
5. Cadmium and cadmium compounds;
6. Durable mineral oils and durable hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.

B.) The parties agree to take measures to reduce pollution of the surface water in the Rhine catchment area caused by the hazardous substances and substance groups listed below:

1. The following metalloids and metals together with their compounds: zinc, copper, nickel, chromium, lead, selenium, arsenic, antimony, molybdenum, titanium, tin, barium, beryllium, boron, uranium, vanadium, cobalt, thallium, tellurium and silver;

2. Biocides and derived compounds where these are not listed in section A.);

3. Substances which have a detrimental effect on the taste and/or smell of products obtained from said waters for human consumption, in addition to compounds which could lead to the formation of such substances in water;

4. Poisonous or durable organic silicon compounds and substances which could lead to the formation of such compounds in water, with the exception of those which are biologically harmless or quickly become biologically harmless substances in water;

5. Inorganic phosphorus compounds and pure phosphorus;

6. Non-durable mineral oils and non-durable hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum;

7. Cyanides, fluorides;

8. Substances which have an unfavourable effect on the oxygen balance, in particular ammonia and nitrites.

Date: 03.12.76
IURMV No.: 976:90
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RHINE FROM POLLUTION BY CHLORIDES, MODIFIED BY EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

Place: Bonn
Amendment/supplementary protocols: 976:90/A dated 25.09.91

CH, D, F, L and NL.

Polluter: Industrial installations
Protection of/acceptor: Surface water
Protected area: Rhine
EIA relevance: The parties agree to strengthen their cooperation to combat pollution of the Rhine caused by chloride ions.

Notes

Discharge into the Rhine is to be reduced by at least 60 kg/s of chloride ions (annual average). This aim is to be realised in stages on French sovereign territory (in particular in the area of the potash mines in Alsace).

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

With reference to the results of the Conference of Ministers held in 1972 in The Hague concerning Rhine pollution, the quality of the water in the Rhine is to be gradually improved to such an extent that the chloride ion content does not exceed 200 mg/l on the border between Germany and Holland.

A joint declaration by the parties dated 11 December 1986 concerns technical means to reduce chloride pollution by 20 per cent if the chloride concentration in the Rhine water exceeds 200 mg/l. The technical means for this further reduction are contained in Annex I of the protocol.

Date: 20.06.77
IURMV No.: 977:46
CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT DUE TO AIR POLLUTION, NOISE AND VIBRATION

Place: Geneva
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

BR, C, CR, EAT, ECU, GB, Guinea, N, P, S, SF, YU and Z.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: All sectors of the economy
Protection of/acceptor: Human health, workplace-related
Protected area:
EIA relevance: The signatory states agree to take measures to prevent and combat occupational hazards caused by workplace air pollution, noise and vibration as well as to protect employees against such dangers.

Notes

The above measures must be implemented by way of national legislation with the aid of technical standards, practical guidelines and the like. The Convention itself does not give any concrete information concerning substances, parameters or measured values.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 03.12.77
IURMV No.: 977:90
AGREEMENT ON JOINT REGULATIONS ON FAUNA AND FLORA

Place: Enugu/Chad
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Chad, RFC, RN and WAN.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Flora and fauna
Protected area: Chad Basin
EIA relevance: The agreement is concerned with biotope and species protection (flora and fauna); there are also basic trans-frontier regulations.

Notes

The agreement is primarily concerned with varying degrees of restrictions on hunting, fishing and trade as well as with individual usage regulations and a general ban on pollution in the above-mentioned protected area.
4 reptile and 15 tree species are especially named; these are governed by extra regulations.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 23.06.79
IURMV No.: 979:55
CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS

Place: Bonn
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Chad, Chile, CI, CL, D, DK, E, EAU, ET, F, GH, GR, H, I, IND, IRL, IS, JA, L, MA, N, NL, P, PAK, PY, RCA, RFC, RM, RMM, RN, RP, RPB, S, SF, SN, SP, TG, TN, UK, WAN and the EC.

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Species of animal (see notes)
Protected area:

EIA relevance: The convention calls for international protection of migratory species and their habitat since national efforts cannot guarantee adequate protection.

For this purpose, the signatory states are to conclude agreements concerning the preservation, tending and utilisation of certain species of animal. The annex to the Convention contains species lists with differentiation between endangered species and species where the situation with regard to their preservation is less than favourable: the species lists include 19 types of mammal, 34 types of bird, 5 types of reptile, 2 types of fish and one type of butterfly.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 19.09.79
IURMV No.: 979:70
CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS

Place: Berne
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

AU, B, CH, CY, D, DK, E, F, FL, GR, I, IRL, L, N, NL, P, S, SN, SF, TR, UK and the EC.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Certain plants and animal species
Protected area: Territories of signatory states
EIA relevance: The Convention calls for the protection of wild flora and
fauna and their natural habitat.

Notes

The parties agree to take the necessary legal and administrative measures to preserve the habitat of wild plants and animals in addition to preserving endangered natural habitats. The species list covers a total of more than 500 types. There is no geographical definition of the habitats.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 13.11.79
IURMV No.: 979:84
CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION

Place: Geneva

Amendment/supplementary protocols:

979:84/A dated 28.09.84
979:84/B dated 08.07.85
979:84/C dated 31.10.88
979:84/D dated 18.11.91

Convention: A, B, Belarus, BG, Bosnia and Herzegovina, CDN, CH, Croatia, CY, CZ, D, DK, E, F, FL, GR, H, Holy See, I, IRL, IS, L, Lithuania, N, NL, P, PL, RO, RSM, Russia, S, SF, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, TR, UK, Ukraine, USA, YU and the EC.

Protocol 28.09.84: A, B, Belarus, BG, Bosnia and Herzegovina, CDN, CH, Croatia, CY, CZ, D, DK, E, EC, F, FL, GR, H, I, IRL, L, N, NL, P, PL, Russia, S, SF, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, TR, UK, Ukraine, USA, YU

Protocol 08.07.85: A, B, Belarus, BG, CDN, CH, CZ, D, DK, F, FL, H, I, L, N, NL, Russia, S, SF, Slovakia, Ukraine

Protocol 31.10.88: AUS, Belarus, BG, CDN, CH, CZ, D, DK, E, EC, F, H, I, L, N, NL, Russia, S, SF, Slovak Republic, UK, Ukraine, USA

Protocol 18.11.91: CH, E, L, N, NL, SF

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general
Protected area: Atmosphere.
EIA relevance: The Convention is a framework treaty aiming at the reduction of air pollution through exchange of information, consultation, research and monitoring. Strategies and policies are to be developed to stop pollution of the atmosphere.

Notes

The individual protocols regulate the following:

a. Long-term financing of cooperative programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe (EMEP);

b. Reduction of sulphur emissions or their transboundary fluxes by at least 30 per cent by the year 1993, using 1980 levels as the basis for calculation of reduction;

c. Control of emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary fluxes;

d. Control of emissions of volatile organic compounds or their transboundary fluxes.

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 20.12.79
IURMV No.: 979:94
CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE VICUNA

Place: Lima/PE
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

BOL, Chile, ECU and PE.

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Vicuna (type of llama)
Protected area: Area inhabited by vicunas in the Andes in South America
EIA relevance: The parties resolve to ban trading by 31.12.89; exceptions to this rule will only be permitted in the event of special needs on the part of the ethnic population.

Notes

The text of the Convention is referenced to the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Washington Convention 973:18 dated 03.03.73).

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 12.11.81
IURMV No.: 981:85
AGREEMENT ON REGIONAL COOPERATION IN COMBATING POLLUTION OF THE SOUTH EAST PACIFIC BY HYDROCARBONS OR OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN CASES OF EMERGENCY

Place: Lima/PE
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Chile, ECU, PA and PE.

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor:
Protected area: Pacific within 200 nautical-mile zone of the parties indicated above
EIA relevance: General aims and objects to be protected are defined.

Notes

Specific protection measures are not given. The method of exchanging information in the event of catastrophes is stipulated.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 20.11.81
IURMV No.: 981:84
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL AREA OF THE SOUTH EAST PACIFIC

Place: Lima/PE
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Chile, CO, ECU, PA and PE.

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Marine environment
Protected area: Coastal areas of the South Pacific (no further specifications)
EIA relevance: The convention regulates in programmatic terms protection of the marine environment and coastal areas of the SE Pacific.

Notes

There is no mention of specific measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution.
In addition to pollution of the marine environment measures are to be taken to prevent erosion of the coastal regions.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 03.04.82
IURMV No.: 982.26
PROTOCOL CONCERNING MEDITERRANEAN SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS

Place: Geneva
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

E, F, GR, I, IS, M, MC and TN.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor:
Protected area: Coastal waters of parties outlined above
EIA relevance: The parties are to create protected areas and will attempt to implement the measures needed to protect them in the short term. Selection, creation and administration of the protected areas will be in line with uniform standards still to be compiled.

Notes

The protected areas are intended above all to preserve landscapes with special ecological value, to preserve the genetic wealth of species and to preserve representative types of ecosystem. Selection and determination of the protected areas will be on the basis of this characterisation.

No specific protected areas are named.

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 22.07.83
IURMV No.: 983:54
PROTOCOL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SOUTH EAST PACIFIC AGAINST POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES

Place: Quito/ECU
Amendment/supplementary protocols: 983:55 dated 22.07.83

Chile, CO, ECU, PA and PE.

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Pollution introduced with water from on land
Protection of/acceptor: Marine environment
Protected area: Marine areas in the SE Pacific
EIA relevance: The parties agree to take suitable measures to prevent/reduce/combat pollution and thus to protect/preserve the marine environment.

Notes

The concept of protection of the marine environment coincides with the content of the Convention concerning protection of the Mediterranean against pollution (976:13). For this reason, the annex to this protocol is listed in the further information to Convention 976:13 dated 16.02.76.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 18.11.83
IURMV No.: 983:85
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER AGREEMENT

Place: Geneva
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

A, AUS, B, BOL, BR, CDN, CH, CI, CO, D, DK, E, EC, ET, F, Gabon, GH, GR, GUY, Honduras, I, IND, IRL, J, L, LB, MAL, Myanmar, N, Nepal, NL, NZ, P, PA, PE, PNG, RCB, RFC, RI, ROK, RP, Russia, S, SF, TG, THA, TJ, TT, UK, USA, ZRE and the EC.

EIA relevance: The focal points of the Convention are the establishment and administration of an international organisation with the following goals:

1. maximum raw material acquisition;
2. processing in country of raw material acquisition;
3. development of untouched natural forest.

The nature of the Convention is quite clearly usage-oriented with the aim of optimising the acquisition of wood; there is no explicit reference to the protection of nature.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 22.03.85
IURMV No.: 985:22
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OZONE LAYER

Place: Vienna
Amendment/supplementary protocols: 985:22/A dated 16.09.87 (see separate information sheet)

A, Antigua and Barbuda, AUS, B, BD, BDS, Belarus, BG, Bosnia and Herzegovina, BR, BRN, BRU, BS, Burkina Faso, C, CDN, CH, Chad, Chile, CI, CL, CO, CR, Croatia, CY, CZ, D, DK, DOM, Dominica, DZ, E, EAK, EAT, EAU, EC, ECU, Equatorial Guinea, ES, ET, F, FIJ, FL, Gabon, GCA, GH, GR, Guinea, GUY, H, Honduras, I, IL, IND, IR, IRL, IS, J, JA, JOR, Kiribati, KWT, L, LAR, M, MAL, Maldives, Marshall Islands, MC, MEX, MS, MW, Myanmar, N, Namibia, NIC, NL, NZ, P, PA, PAK, PE, PL, PNG, PY, RA, RB, RCA, RFC, RI, RL, RN, RO, ROK, ROU, RP, RPB, Russia, S, SA, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SD, SF, SGP, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, SN, Solomon Islands, STL, SUD, SY, SYR, TG, THA, TJ, TN, TR, TT, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, VN, WAG, WAN, WG, WS, YU, YV, Z, ZA, ZW

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Human health and environment in general
Protected area: Atmosphere/ozone layer
EIA relevance: The parties agree to take suitable measures to protect human health and the environment against harmful effects.

Notes

To this end, the parties are to attempt to take the following measures in line with the means at their disposal:

1. systematic observation, research and exchange of information;

2. compilation of suitable legislative and administrative measures to control, limit, reduce and ban substances which could endanger the further existence of the ozone layer;

3. cooperation with the responsible international bodies for example with the aim of researching into possible interdependencies given further changes in the atmosphere.

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 21.06.85
IURMV No.: 985:46
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE EASTERN AFRICAN REGION

Place: Nairobi/Kenya

Amendment/supplementary protocols:

985:47 dated 21.06.85
985:48 dated 21.06.85

Not known (not given in the data source quoted below).

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Substances dumped from ships and substances introduced from on land

Protection of/acceptor: Flora, fauna, biotopes

Protected area: Marine and coastal environment of East Africa

EIA relevance: The aim of the Convention is to identify sources of pollution and to prevent pollution. A committee is to be formed to this end. The Convention makes particular reference to the necessity of environmental impact assessment. The protocols call for the delimitation of habitats.

The protocols contain lists with roughly 150 species of animals and plants requiring different degrees of protection.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 24.11.86
IURMV No.: 986:87
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC REGION

Place: Noumča/New Caledonia

Amendment/supplementary protocols:

986:87/A dated 25.11.86
986:87/B dated 25.11.86

AUS, F, FIJ, GB, Nauru, NL, NZ, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and WS.

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Humans and environment
Protected area: 200 nautical-mile zone

EIA relevance: The following aims are to be pursued:

1. technical and economic cooperation;
2. exchange of information;
3. regular exchange of opinions.

Information is also given on chemical substances and substance groups; these largely coincide with the protocol concerning protection of the SE Pacific against contamination from on land (983:54 dated 22.07.83; ibid).

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 28.05.87
IURMV No.: 987:40
AGREEMENT ON THE ACTION PLAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMON ZAMBEZI RIVER SYSTEM

Place: Harare
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

EAT, RB, Mozambique, Z, ZW

Immediate subject matter

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Zambezi River
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Agreement is a framework for cooperation of the Zambezi River States. The Action Plan which is part of the Agreement provides for : (a) Environmental Assessment; (b) environmental management; (c) environmental legislation; (d) supporting measures.

Notes

Angola, Malawi, and Namibia which are also Zambezi River Basin States, are not yet parties to the agreement.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 16.09.87
IURMV No.: 985:22/A
PROTOCOL ON SUBSTANCES THAT DEPLETE THE OZONE LAYER

Place: Montreal

Amendment/supplementary protocols:

985:22/B dated 29.06.90;
985:22/C dated 25.11.92

Protocol: A, Antigua and Barbuda, AUS, B, BR, BRN, BS, CDN, CH, Chile, CL, CO, Croatia, D, DK, Dominica, DZ, E, EAT, EAU, EC, ECU, ET, F, GH, GR, Guinea, H, HK, I, IL, IND, IRL, IS, J, JA, JOR, Kiribati, L, M, MAL, Maldives, Marshall Islands, MC, MEX, MW, Myanmar, N, NL, NZ, P, PA, PAK, PE, PNG, PY, RA, RFC, RI, RO, ROK, ROU, RP, Russia, S, SA, SF, SGP, Slovenia, SN, SY, THA, TJ, TN, Tuvalu, UK, USA, VN, WG, YV, ZA

Amendment 29.06.90: A, Antigua and Barbuda, AUS, B, BD, BDS, Belarus, BG, Bosnia and Herzegovina, BR, BRN, BRU, Burkina Faso, C, CDN, CH, Chile, CI, CL, CO, CR, Croatia, CY, CZ, D, DK, DOM, Dominica, DZ, E, EAK, EAT, EAU, EC, ECU, ES, ET, F, FIJ, FL, Gabon, GCA, GH, GR, Guinea, GUY, H, Honduras, I, IL, IND, IR, IRL, IS, J, JA, JOR, Kiribati, KWT, L, LAR, M, MAL, Maldives, Marshall Islands, MC, MEX, MS, MW, Myanmar, N, Namibia, NIC, NL, NZ, P, PA, PAK, PE, PL, PNG, PY, RA, RB, RFC, RI, RL, RN, RO, ROK, ROU, RP, RPB, Russia, S, SA, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SD, SF, SGP, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, SN, Solomon Islands, STL, SUD, SY, SYR, TG, THA, TJ, TN, TR, TT, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, VN, WAG, WAN, WG, WS, YU, YV, Z, ZA, ZW

Amendment 25.11.92: Antigua and Barbuda, BS, CDN, Chile, D, DK, ECU, IS, MAL, Marshall Islands, MS, MW, N, NZ, S, SA, SF, SY, USA, VN

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general
Protected area: Atmosphere/ozone layer
EIA relevance: Parties agree on the reduction of production and use of ozone depleting substances. Substances are listed in Annex 1 to the protocol. Schedule for reduction is provided for concerning the various groups of substances. Special situation of developing countries is taken into account. Subsequent meetings of the parties are provided for to agree on further reduction.

Notes

Amendments of 29.06.90 and 25.11.92 contain adjustments to the protocol. Further reduction obligations and new time-schedules are provided for to lead to the complete "phasing-out" of CFCs and halons.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 22.03.89
IURMV No.: 989:22
CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL

Place: Basel
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Parties

A, AFG, Antigua and Barbuda, AUS, B, BD, BR, BRN, BS, CDN, CH, Chile, CL, CY, CZ, D, DK, E, EAT, EC, ECU, ES, Estonia, F, FL, H, I, IND, IR, J, JOR, KWT, L, Latvia, MAL, Maldives, MC, MEX, MS, N, NL, P, PA, PE, PL, RA, RI, RO, ROU, RP, S, SA, SF, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, SN, STL, SY, SYR, TJ, UK, WAN

Polluter: Transboundary shipment of wastes
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general; human health.
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Parties have the right to prohibit import of hazardous wastes; if they do so they must inform all other parties of their decision. Parties shall prohibit export of hazardous wastes to other parties which have prohibited imports. Where States have not prohibited imports, they must consent in writing to the specific import of wastes. Other obligations of parties concern: (1) reduction of wastes to a minimum; (b) availability of adequate disposal facilities; (c) prevention of pollution from hazardous wastes; (d) reduction of transboundary movements; (e) prohibition of exports of wastes to parties which cannot manage wastes in an environmentally sound manner; (f) provision of information about proposed transboundary movements; (g) prohibition of imports if wastes imported will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner; (h) cooperation with other parties and international organizations.

Notes

Convention contains categories of wastes to be controlled (Annex I); categories of wastes requiring special consideration (Annex II); list of hazardous characteristics (Annex III); description of disposal operations (Annex IV); information requirements (Annex V); and arbitration procedure (Annex VI).

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 27.06.89
IURMV No.: 989:48
CONVENTION CONCERNING INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL PEOPLES IN INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES (ILO CONVENTION NO. 169).

Place: Geneva
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

BOL, CO, CR, MEX, N

Immediate subject matter

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Indigenous and tribal peoples.
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous and tribal peoples shall be ensured. Social, cultural, religious and spiritual values of these peoples shall be recognized and protected. Appropriate participation in decision making shall be allowed. Ownership of the peoples over lands and the traditional rights to natural resources are to be recognized.

Notes

Convention also regulates: the recruitment and conditions of employment; training, handicrafts and rural industries; social security and health; education and communication; and contacts and cooperation across borders.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 30.01.91
IURMV No.: 991:08
CONVENTION ON THE BAN OF THE IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES INTO AFRICA AND ON THE CONTROL OF THEIR TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS WITHIN AFRICA

Place: Bamako
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

EAT, LAR, MS, RWA, TN, ZW

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Transboundary movements of wastes
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general; human health.
Protected area:
EIA relevance: The Convention prohibits imports of hazardous wastes into Africa from non-contracting parties. Transboundary movements of wastes between Contracting parties are subject to control measures. Contracting Parties shall reduce hazardous waste generation within their territories and ensure that treatment and/or disposal facilities are available.

Notes

Convention contains: categories of hazardous wastes; a list of hazardous characteristics; a description of disposal operations; information requirements; and an arbitration procedure. The structure is similar to that of the Basel Convention (see 989:22).

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 25.02.91
IURMV No.: 991:15
CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN A TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT

Place: Espoo
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

CZ, E, S

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Parties are under the obligation to prevent, reduce and control significant adverse transboundary environmental impacts from proposed activities. Parties shall establish EIA procedures with public participation, including transboundary participation. Transboundary information and consultation are provided for.

Notes

The Convention lists the activities which are subject to transboundary EIA. It provides for the minimum contents of an EIA documentation and for general criteria to assist in the determination of the environmental significance of other activities.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 17.03.92
IURMV No.: 992:20
CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION AND USE OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSES AND INTERNATIONAL LAKES

Place: Helsinki
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Moldova, N, Russia, S

Polluter: Human activities; hazardous substances.
Protection of/acceptor: Environment in general
Protected area: Transboundary waters
EIA relevance: Convention contains the general obligation to prevent, control and reduce transboundary impacts. Parties shall prevent, control and reduce water pollution which may cause transboundary impacts. Transboundary waters must be used in a reasonable and equitable way. Parties shall be guided by the precautionary principle, the polluter-pays principle and the principle of intergenerational equity. Other obligations concern monitoring, research and development and exchange of information. Riparian parties are under more specific obligations to cooperate.

Notes

The Convention defines the term "best available technology" (Annex I). It also contains guidelines for developing best environmental practices (Annex II) and guidelines for developing water-quality objectives and criteria (Annex III). The Convention needs 16 ratifications to enter into force.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 09.04.92
IURMV No.: 992:28
CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA AREA

Place: Helsinki
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Marine environment
Protected area: Baltic Sea
EIA relevance: Convention contains obligations to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution. Parties shall use the best environmental practice and apply the polluter-pays principle. EIA is specifically addressed in Article 7 of the Convention. Parties are required to establish transboundary information and consultation procedures.

Notes

The Convention specifies harmful substances in Annex I. Criteria for the use of best environmental practice and best available technology are listed in Annex II. Criteria and measures concerning the prevention of pollution from land-bases sources are contained in Annex III. Annex IV regulates pollution from ships, whereas Annex V lists exemptions from the general prohibition of dumping of waste and other matter in the Baltic Sea Area. Annex VI deals with the prevention of pollution from offshore activities.

The Convention was signed by the Baltic Sea States and the EC. It will enter into force after ratification or approval by all signatory states. After entry-into-force it will replace the Helsinki Convention of 1974.

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 21.04.92
IURMV No.: 992:30
CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE BLACK SEA AGAINST POLLUTION

Place: Bucharest
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

BG, Georgia, RO, Russia

Immediate subject matter

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Marine environment
Protected area: Black Sea
EIA relevance: The Convention regulates pollution of the Black Sea environment from all sources. Obligations are general. The various sources of pollution are addressed in more details in protocols which form integral parts of the Convention.

Notes

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 09.05.92
IURMV No.: 992:35
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Place: New York
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

A, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, AUS, BD, BDS, BR, BS, Burkina Faso, C, CDN, CH, CL, Cook Islands, CZ, D, DK, Dominica, DZ, E, EAU, EC, ETH, F, FIJ, Guinea, H, I, IND, IRL, IS, J, JOR, M, Maldives, Marshall Islands, MC, MEX, Micronesia, Mongolia, MS, MW, N, Nauru, NL, NZ, P, PE, PNG, PY, RA, RB, RIM, ROK, S, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SF, STL, SUD, SY, TJ, TN, Tuvalu, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Z, ZW

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Atmosphere
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Convention contains general commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Parties are obliged to make available national inventories of greenhouse gases. Developed country parties shall take the lead in preventing climate change.

Notes

Developed country parties are to assist developing countries. A financial mechanism is to be established to help implement the Convention. More specific obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be provided in subsequent protocols.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Date: 22.05.92
IURMV No.: 992:42
CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Place: Nairobi
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

AL, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, AUS, BDS, Belarus, BH, BR, BS, Burkina Faso, C, CDN, CL, Cook Islands, CZ, D, DK, DOM, E, EAU, EC, ECU, ET, ETH, FIJ, Guinea, H, I, IND, J, JOR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, MC, MEX, Mongolia, MS, MW, N, Nauru, Nepal, NZ, P, PE, PNG, PY, ROU, RP, S, Saint Kitts and Nevis, STL, SY, TJ, TN, UK, Vanuatu, WS, Z

Polluter:
Protection of/acceptor: Flora, fauna, natural habitats, biodiversity
Protected area:
EIA relevance: Parties are obliged to protect biological diversity. They shall establish systems of protected areas (in-situ-protection). They shall also protect biological diversity outside natural habitats (ex-situ protection). The Convention regulates access to genetic resources as well as access to technologies relevant to the conservation of biodiversity. Parties are under the obligation to establish conservation plans and EIA procedures.

Notes

The Convention provides for the negotiation of protocols on specific matters such as the safety of biotechnological operations. Furthermore, the Convention establishes a financial mechanism to assist developing countries to implement the Convention. Parties shall also establish mechanisms for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

Date: 22.09.92
IURMV No.: 992:71
CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC

Place: Paris
Amendment/supplementary protocols:

Polluter: Human activities
Protection of/acceptor: Marine environment
Protected area: North-East Atlantic
EIA relevance: Parties to the Convention shall protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic form all sources of pollution. They shall apply the precautionary principle and the polluter-pays principle. In implementing the Convention, parties take into account best available techniques, best available practice and, where appropriate, clean technologies. More specific measures concerning the various sources of pollution are contained in annexes to the Convention.

Notes

Criteria for "best available techniques" and "best environmental practice" are listed in Appendix 1 to the Convention. The Convention, upon entry into force, will replace the Oslo and Paris Conventions. Entry into force requires ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by all parties of the Oslo and Paris Conventions.

Reference

Data source analysed: IURMV

Further information

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