'The Yearbook's extensive coverage makes a valuable contribution in promoting international co-operation on environment'Xie Zhenhu, Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) of China'A vital contribution in terms of reliable research and information on key issues of sustainable development. It constitutes an invaluable tool for facilitating the dialogue among all stakeholders involved in the implementation of the commitments agreed to in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)'Ian Johnson World Bank Vice President for Sustainable DevelopmentThe essential reference to all the rapidly multiplying international agreements on environment and development issues. This ninth annual edition of the Yearbook demonstrates the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environment world politics. Contents, Current Issues and Key Themes, Agreements on Environment and DevelopmentSystematically listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important international agreements presented on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources, covering such matters as:objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ? status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations ? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ? monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key publications ? Internet sources. This edition includes several recently adopted conventions and protocols. , Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agenciesobjectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet sources. , International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key publications ? Internet sources. Originally published in 2003
Olav Schram Stokke, Oystein B. Thommessen
Contributors to this Yearbook
Introduction
Olav Schram Stokke and Oystein B. Thommessen
Current Issues and Key Themes
Franchising Global Governance: Making Sense of the Johannesburg Type II Partnerships
Liliana B. Andonova and Marc A. Levy
Protecting the Baltic Sea: the Helsinki Convention and National Interests
Bjorn Hassler
FAO and the Management of Plant Genetic Resources
Regine Andersen
Analysing the ECE Water Convention: What Lessons for the Regional Management of Transboundary Water Resources?
Patricia Wouters and Sergei Vinogradov
The External Environmental Policy of the European Union
John Vogler
Stemming the Tide: Third World Network and Global Governance
Graham K. Brown
Agreements on Environment and Development
General Environmental Concerns
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in
Environmental Matters (Arhus Convention), Arhus, 1998
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), Espoo, 1993
Atmosphere
Annex 16, vol. 11 (Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions) to the 1?44 Chicago Convention on
International Civil Aviation, Montreal. 198 1
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (IJNFCCC), 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 Convention), Barnako, 1991
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail, and
Inland Navigation Vessels (CRT'D), Geneva, 1989
Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
(Base1 Clonvention). Basel, 1989
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention on PIC), 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 Inland Waterways
(ADN), Geneva, 2000
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
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention on POPs), Stockholm, 2001
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 Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), London, 1973 and 1978
International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (Bunkers Convention), London, 2001
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (1969 CLC), Brussels, 1969, 1976, and 1984
International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention), London, 2001
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 (1992 Fund Convention), London, 1992
International 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 (LOS Convention), Montego Bay, 1982
Regional Conventions
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAK Convention),
Paris, 1992
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (l992 Helsinki Convention),
Helsinki, L992
Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan Convention), Abidjan, 1981
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the North-East Pacific (Antigua Convention), Antigua, 2002
Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention), Barcelona, 1976
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), Cartagena de Indias, 1983
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Zone of the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention), Lima, 1981
Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (Noumea Convention), Noumea, 1986
Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention), Nairobi, 1985
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution (Bucharest Convention), Bucharest, 1992
Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution (Kuwait Convention), Kuwait, 1978
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment (Jeddah Convention), Jeddah, 1982
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 dc Janeiro, 1966
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, l946 (KRW). 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 European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention), Kern, 1979
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),
Ramsar, 1971
Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD), Paris, 1994
FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (TTPRGFA), Rorne, 2001
International Tropical Timber Agreement, l994 (ITTA, 19941, Geneva, 1994
Nuclear Safety
Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention), Vienna, 1986
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 Agreement and Degrees of Participation, by Country
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
Commission 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-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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 (ICC)
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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)
WWF
Other NGO Networks, Instruments, and Resources
Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
Both ENDS
Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN)
Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Regional and International Networking Group (RING)
Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future
United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)
Tables of International Organizations and Degrees of Participation, by Country and Territory
Index
List of Articles in 1992-2003/2004 Volumes