Introduction
Helge Ole Bergesen, Georg Parmann, and Bystein B. Thommessen
Evaluation of the Climate Change Regime and Related Deve1opments
Joyecta Gupta
Liability and Compensation for Ship-Source Marine Pollution: The International System
Edgar Gold
Biodiversity:B etwcen Diverse International Arenas
G. Kristin Roscndal
International Co-operation in Nuclear Safety
Roland Timerbaev and Abram lorysh
The Treatment of Environmental Considerations in the World Trade Organization
Bcatricc Chaytor and Jamcs Cameron
World Business Council for Sustainable Development: The Greening of Business or a Greenwash?
Adil Najam
General Environmental Concerns
Convention on Access to Information, Fublic Participation Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Arhus Convention), Arhus, 1998
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 1991
Atmosphere
Annex 16, vol. IT (Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions) to the 1944 Chicago
Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 1981
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), New York, 1992
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987
Hazardous Substances
Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, Bamako, 1991
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road,
Rail. and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRTD), Geneva, 1989
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention), Basel, 1989
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC Convention), Rotterdam, 1998
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki, 1992
Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive
Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention), Waigani, 1995
European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), Geneva, 1957
FAO International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Rome, 1985
Marine Environment
Global Conventions
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention 1972), London, 1972
International Convention for the Prcvention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thcrcto (MARPOL 73/78), London, 1973 and 1978
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (1969 CLC), Brussels, 1969, 1976, and 1984
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971 (1971 Fund Convention), Brussels, 1971
Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of
Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), London 1996
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC), London, 1990
International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution
Casualties (Intervention Convention), Brussels, 1969
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Montego Bay, 1982
Regional Conventions
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention), Paris, 1992
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (1974 Helsinki Convention), Helsinki, 1974
Convention on thc Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (1992 Helsinki Convention), Helsinki, 1992
Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, Bucharest, 1992
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias, 1983
Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Nairobi, 1985
Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution, Kuwait, 1978
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea (Barcelona Convention), Barcelona, 1976
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment, Jcddah, 1982
Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the Soutl~ Pacific Region (SPREP Convention), Noumea, 1986
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area ol the South-East
Pacific, Lima, 1981
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region, Abidjaa. 1981
Marine Living Resources
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Canberra, 1980
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Rio de Janeiro, 1966
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), Washington, 1946
Nature Conservation and Terrestrial Living Resources
Antarctic Treaty, Washington, DC, 1959
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
(World Heritage Convention), Paris, 1972
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nairobi, 1992
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Bonn, 1979
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Washington, DC, 1973
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), Kamsar, 1971
Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD), Paris, 1994
FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 (TTTA. 1994), Geneva, 1994
Nuclear Safety
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention), Vienna, l986
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Notification Convention), Vienna, 1986
Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna, 1994
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna, 1963
Freshwater Resources
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
(ECE Water Convention), Helsinki, 1992
Tables of Agreements and Degrees of Participation, by Country
INTERGOVERNMOERNGTAANLI ZKI'I(IOGNOSs )
Cornmission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
European Union (EU): Environment
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Environment Policy
Committee (EPOC)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
World Bank
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
NON-GOVERNMENOTRAGLA NIZATIO(NNGSO s)
Basel Action Network (BAN)
Climate Action Network (CAN)
Consumers International (CI)
Earth Council
Earthwatch Institute
Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI)
European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI)
Greenpeace International
International Chamber of Commerce ([CC)
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
Sierra Club
Society for International Development (SID)
Third World Network (TWN)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
World Federalist Movement (WFM)
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
Other Networking Instruments
* Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
Both ENDS
Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE)
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)
Tables of International Organizations and Degrees of Participation, by Country and Territory OECD countries
Australia
Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Republic of Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
New Zealand
Switzerland
Turkey
Technical Notes and References ,O ECD Countrich
Selected non-OECD countries
Brazil
Indonesia
Nigeria
South Africa
Thailand
Technical Notes and References, non-OECD Countries
List of Articles in 1992-1999/2000 Volume

Bergesen, Helge Ole ; Parmann, Georg ; Thommessen, Oystein B.

This edition includes the new Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. ¿ Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agencies objectives ,Country Profiles Summaries of the performance and main commitments of 15 OECD countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Thailand. Originally published in 1999