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CHAPTER XXVII : Environment

1.	Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution. Geneva, 13 November 1979	27	1		XXVII	501	Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution	XXVII-1
1.a.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP). Geneva, 28 September 1984	27	1	a	XXVII	502	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP)	XXVII-1-a
1.b.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent. Helsinki, 8 July 1985	27	1	b	XXVII	503	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent	XXVII-1-b
1.c.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution concerning the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary fluxes. Sofia, 31 October 1988	27	1	c	XXVII	504	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution concerning the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary fluxes	XXVII-1-c
1.d.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes. Geneva, 18 November 1991	27	1	d	XXVII	505	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes	XXVII-1-d
1.e.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions. Oslo, 14 June 1994	27	1	e	XXVII	506	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions	XXVII-1-e
1.f.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals. Aarhus, 24 June 1998	27	1	f	XXVII	507	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals	XXVII-1-f
1.g.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Aarhus, 24 June 1998	27	1	g	XXVII	508	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants	XXVII-1-g
1.h.	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone. Gothenburg (Sweden), 30 November 1999	27	1	h	XXVII	509	Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone	XXVII-1-h
1.i.	Amendments to the Text and to Annexes I, II, III, IV, VI and VIII to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Geneva, 18 December 2009	27	1	i	XXVII	666	Amendments to the Text and to Annexes I, II, III, IV, VI and VIII to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants	XXVII-1-i
1.j.	Amendments to Annexes I and II to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Geneva, 18 December 2009	27	1	j	XXVII	667	Amendments to Annexes I and II to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants	XXVII-1-j
1.k.	Amendment of the text and annexes II to IX to the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone and the addition of new annexes X and XI. Geneva, 4 May 2012	27	1	k	XXVII	676	Amendment of the text and annexes II to IX to the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone and the addition of new annexes X and XI	XXVII-1-k
1.l.	Amendments to the Text of and Annexes Other than III and VII to the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals. Geneva, 13 December 2012	27	1	l	XXVII	678	Amendments to the Text of and Annexes Other than III and VII to the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals	XXVII-1-l
2.	Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Vienna, 22 March 1985	27	2		XXVII	510	Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2
2.a.	Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Montreal, 16 September 1987	27	2	a	XXVII	511	Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2-a
2.b.	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. London, 29 June 1990	27	2	b	XXVII	512	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2-b
2.c.	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Copenhagen, 25 November 1992	27	2	c	XXVII	513	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2-c
2.d.	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted by the Ninth Meeting of the Parties. Montreal, 17 September 1997	27	2	d	XXVII	514	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted by the Ninth Meeting of the Parties	XXVII-2-d
2.e.	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Beijing, 3 December 1999	27	2	e	XXVII	515	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2-e
2.f.	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Kigali, 15 October 2016	27	2	f	XXVII	684	Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer	XXVII-2-f
3.	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Basel, 22 March 1989	27	3		XXVII	516	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal	XXVII-3
3.a.	Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Geneva, 22 September 1995	27	3	a	XXVII	128	Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal	XXVII-3-a
3.b.	Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Basel, 10 December 1999	27	3	b	XXVII	129	Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal	XXVII-3-b
4.	Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Espoo, Finland, 25 February 1991	27	4		XXVII	522	Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context	XXVII-4
4.a.	Amendment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Sofia, 27 February 2001	27	4	a	XXVII	523	Amendment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context	XXVII-4-a
4.b.	Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Kiev, 21 May 2003	27	4	b	XXVII	524	Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context	XXVII-4-b
4.c.	Amendment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Cavtat, 4 June 2004	27	4	c	XXVII	525	Amendment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context	XXVII-4-c
5.	Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. Helsinki, 17 March 1992	27	5		XXVII	526	Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	XXVII-5
5.a.	Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. London, 17 June 1999	27	5	a	XXVII	527	Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	XXVII-5-a
5.b.	Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. Madrid, 28 November 2003	27	5	b	XXVII	528	Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	XXVII-5-b
6.	Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents. Helsinki, 17 March 1992	27	6		XXVII	529	Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents	XXVII-6
7.	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. New York, 9 May 1992	27	7		XXVII	530	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	XXVII-7
7.a.	Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Kyoto, 11 December 1997	27	7	a	XXVII	531	Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	XXVII-7-a
7.b.	Amendment to Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Nairobi, 17 November 2006	27	7	b	XXVII	164	Amendment to Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	XXVII-7-b
7.c.	Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol. Doha, 8 December 2012	27	7	c	XXVII	657	Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol	XXVII-7-c
7.d.	Paris Agreement. Paris, 12 December 2015	27	7	d	XXVII	250	Paris Agreement	XXVII-7-d
8.	Convention on Biological Diversity. Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992	27	8		XXVII	532	Convention on Biological Diversity	XXVII-8
8.a.	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Montreal, 29 January 2000	27	8	a	XXVII	533	Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	XXVII-8-a
8.b.	Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Nagoya, 29 October 2010	27	8	b	XXVII	644	Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity	XXVII-8-b
8.c.	Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Nagoya, 15 October 2010	27	8	c	XXVII	645	Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	XXVII-8-c
9.	Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas. New York, 17 March 1992	27	9		XXVII	534	Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas	XXVII-9
9.a.	Amendment to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas. Esbjerg, 22 August 2003	27	9	a	XXVII	5	Amendment to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas	XXVII-9-a
10.	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa. Paris, 14 October 1994	27	10		XXVII	535	United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	XXVII-10
11.	Lusaka Agreement on Co-operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora. Lusaka, 8 September 1994	27	11		XXVII	536	Lusaka Agreement on Co-operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora	XXVII-11
12.	Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses. New York, 21 May 1997	27	12		XXVII	537	Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses	XXVII-12
13.	Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. Aarhus, Denmark, 25 June 1998	27	13		XXVII	538	Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	XXVII-13
13.a.	Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. Kiev, 21 May 2003	27	13	a	XXVII	539	Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	XXVII-13-a
13.b.	Amendment to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. Almaty, 27 May 2005	27	13	b	XXVII	540	Amendment to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	XXVII-13-b
14.	Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. Rotterdam, 10 September 1998	27	14		XXVII	541	Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade	XXVII-14
15.	Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Stockholm, 22 May 2001	27	15		XXVII	542	Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	XXVII-15
16.	Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents. Kiev, 21 May 2003	27	16		XXVII	543	Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents	XXVII-16
17.	Minamata Convention on Mercury. Kumamoto, 10 October 2013	27	17		XXVII	677	Minamata Convention on Mercury	XXVII-17
18.	Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean. Escazú, 4 March 2018	27	18		XXVII	711	Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean	XXVII-18

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