Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook 1995
Appendix D:  Abbreviations for Selected International Environmental
                  Agreements



A  Air Pollution
     Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
   Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
     Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
     Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or
	  Their Transboundary Fluxes
   Air Pollution-Sulphur 85
     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%
	Air Pollution-Sulphur 94
     Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
	  Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions 		
   Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
     Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
     Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic
     Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes
   Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
     Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

B  Biodiversity
     Convention on Biological Diversity

C  Climate Change
     United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

D	Desertification
	  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries
	  Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in
     Africa

E  Endangered Species
     Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of
     Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
   Environmental Modification
     Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of
     Environmental Modification Techniques

H  Hazardous Wastes
     Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
     Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

L  Law of the Sea
     United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS)

M  Marine Dumping
     Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and
     Other Matter; note - also known as the London Convention
   Marine Life Conservation
     Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High
     Seas

N  Nuclear Test Ban
     Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer
     Space, and Under Water

O  Ozone Layer Protection
     Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

S  Ship Pollution
     Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the
     Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)

T  Tropical Timber 83
     International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
	Tropical Timber 94
     International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994

W  Wetlands
     Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
     Waterfowl Habitat; note - also known as Ramsar
   Whaling
     International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

Note:  Not all of the selected international environmental agreements have
       abbreviations.