'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