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Central Intelligence Agency
The World Factbook 1995
Appendix E: Selected International Environmental Agreements
note - abbreviated as Desertification
opened for signature - 14 October 1994, but not yet in force
objective - to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of
drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term
strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership
arrangements
parties - (1) Mexico
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (104) Algeria,
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh,
Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote dÆIvoire, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark,
Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
European Union, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe; note - some late changes not included under country
entries
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
note - abbreviated as Climate Change
opened for signature - 9 May 1992
entered into force - 21 March 1994
objective - to achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations
in the atmosphere at a low enough level to prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate system
parties - (119) Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burma,
Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa
Rica, Cote dÆIvoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador,
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,
Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco,
Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, San
Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Solomon Islands,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvulu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (54) Afghanistan,
Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus,
Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kiribati,
Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Moldova,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Panama, Rwanda,
Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa,
Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Ukraine, Yemen, former Yugoslavia
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Wetlands
see Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially As
Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)
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Whaling
see International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling