Environmental performance reviews united nations

W orl dwi de  agre e me nts         
Date
Status
1958
(GENEVA) Convention on the Continental Shelf
1958
(GENEVA) Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
1958
(GENEVA) Convention on the High Seas
1961
(PARIS) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
1963
(VIENNA) Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage
1997 (VIENNA) Protocol to Amend the 1963 Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for
Nuclear Damage
1971
(RAMSAR) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl
Habit at
2001
Ac
1982 (PARIS) Amendment
1987 (REGINA) Amendments
1971
(GENEVA) Convention on Protection against Hazards from Benzene (ILO 136)
1971
(BRUSSELS) Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation
for Oil Pollution Damage
1971
(LONDON, MOSCOW, WASHINGTON) Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of
Nuclear Weapons and Ot her Weapons of Mass Dest ruct ion on t he Sea-bed and t he Ocean 
Floor and in t he Subsoil t hereof
1972
(PARIS) Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
1995
Ac
1972
(LONDON) Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and
Ot her Mat t er 
1978 (TORREMOLINOS) Amendments (incineration)
1980 Amendments (list of substances)
1972
(LONDON, MOSCOW, WASHINGTON) Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin
Weapons, and t heir Dest ruct ion
1995
Ac
1972
(LONDON) International Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at  Sea
1972
(GENEVA) International Convention for Safe Containers
1996
Ac
1973
(WASHINGTON) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora
1997
Ac
1979 (BONN) Amendment
1983 (GABORONE) Amendment
1998
Ra
1973
(LONDON) Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
1978 (LONDON) Protocol (segregated ballast)
1978 (LONDON) Annex III on Hazardous Substances carried in packaged form
1978 (LONDON) Annex IV on Sewage
1978 (LONDON) Annex V on Garbage
1977
(GENEVA) Convention on Protection of Workers against Occupational Hazards from Air
Pollution, Noise and Vibration (ILO 148)
1979
(BONN) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
1998
Ac
1991 (LONDON) Agreement Conservation of Bats in Europe
1992 (NEW YORK) Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and
North Seas (ASCOBANS)
1995 (THE HAGUE) African/Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)
2003
Si
1996 (MONACO) Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea,
Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)
Ac = Accession; Ad = Adherence; At = Acceptance; De = Denounced; Si = Signed; Su = Succession; Ra = Ratification.
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W orl dwi de  agre e me nts         
Date
Status
1980
(NEW YORK, VIENNA) Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
1997
Ac
1981
(GENEVA) Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working
Environment
1982
(MONTEGO BAY) Convention on the Law of the Sea
1994 (NEW YORK) Agreement Related to the Implementation of Part XI of the
Convent ion
1994 (NEW YORK) Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
1985
(GENEVA) Convention Concerning Occupational Health Services
1985
(VIENNA) Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
1993
Ac
1987 (MONTREAL) Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
1993
Ac
1990 (LONDON) Amendment to Protocol
1998
Ra
1992 (COPENHAGEN) Amendment to Protocol
1998
Ra
1997 (MONTREAL) Amendment to Protocol
2006
Ra
1999 (BEIJING) Amendment to Protocol
2006
Ra
1986
(GENEVA) Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos
1986
(VIENNA) Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident
1986
(VIENNA) Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological
Emergency
1989
(BASEL) Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
t heir Disposal
1995
Ac
1995 Ban Amendment
1999 (BASEL) Protocol on Liability and Compensation
1990
(LONDON) Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation
1992
(RIO) Convention on Biological Diversity
1995
Ac
2000 (CARTAGENA) Protocol on Biosafety
1992
(NEW YORK) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
1993
Ac
1997 (KYOTO) Protocol
1999
Ra
1993
(PARIS) Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and
Use of Chemical Weapons and on T heir Dest ruct ion
1996
Ra
1994
(VIENNA) Convention on Nuclear Safety
1994
(PARIS) United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
1995
Ra
1997
(VIENNA) Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of
Radioactive Waste Management
2008
Ac
1997
(VIENNA) Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
1998
(ROTTERDAM) Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
2001
(STOCKHOLM) Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Ac = Accession; Ad = Adherence; At = Acceptance; De = Denounced; Si = Signed; Su = Succession; Ra = Ratification.
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Re gi onal  and subre gi onal  agre e me nts         
Date
Status
1947
(WASHINGTON) Convention of the World Meteorological Organization
1950
(PARIS) International Convention for the Protection of Birds
1957
(GENEVA) European Agreement - International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
Annex A: Provisions Concerning Dangerous Substances and Articles
Annex B: Provisions Concerning Transport Equipment and Transport Operations
1958
(GENEVA) Agreement - Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal
Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts.
1968
(PARIS) European Convention - Protection of Animals during International Transport
1979 (STRASBOURG) Additional Protocol
1969
(LONDON) European Convention - Protection of the Archeological Heritage (revised in
1992)
1976
(STRASBOURG) European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming
Purposes
1979
(BERN) Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
1979
(GENEVA) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
1984 (GENEVA) Protocol - Financing of Co-operative Programme (EMEP)
1985 (HELSINKI) Protocol - Reduction of Sulphur Emissions by 30%
1988 (SOFIA) Protocol - Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides
1991 (GENEVA) Protocol - Volatile Organic Compounds
1994 (OSLO) Protocol - Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
1998 (AARHUS) Protocol on Heavy Metals
1998 (AARHUS) Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants
1999 (GOTHENBURG) Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level
Ozone
1991
(ESPOO) Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
2003 (KIEV) Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
1992
(HELSINKI) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Waters and
Int ernat ional Lakes
2007
Ac
1999 (LONDON) Protocol on Water and Health
2003 (KIEV) Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the
T ransboundary Effect s of Indust rial Accident s on T ransboundary Wat ers
1992
(HELSINKI) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
1993
(OSLO and LUGANO) Convention - Civil Liability for Damage from Activities Dangerous
for t he Environment
1994
(LISBON) Energy Charter Treaty
1995
Ra
1994 (LISBON) Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Aspects
1995
Ra
1998 Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty
1997
(NEW YORK) Convention on Non-navigatory Uses of International Watercourses
2007
Ac
1998
(AARHUS) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making
and Access t o Just ice in Environment al Mat t ers
2003 (KIEV) Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
1998
(STRASBOURG) Convention on the Protection of Environment through Criminal Law
2000
(FLORENCE) European Landscape Convention
2006
(SEMIPALATINSK) Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon free Zone in Central Asia
2006
Ra
Ac = Accession; Ad = Adherence; At = Acceptance; De = Denounced; Si = Signed; Su = Succession; Ra = Ratification.
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Annex III
SELECTED ECONOMIC 
AND ENVIRONMENT
AL
 INDICA
T
ORS
A
ir
 p
o
ll
u
ti
o
n
 
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
E
m
is
s
ions
 of S
O
2 
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
359,301.8
411,139.2
375,799.0
325,086.0
324,936.0
307,311.0
171,824.0
298,334.0
243,762.1
266,293.0
241,405.0
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y (t
ons
)
139,600.0
159,900.0
149,900.0
109,600.0
125,100.0
120,100.0
112,200.0
78,400.0
96,320.0
80,966.0
54,775.0
Indus
try
(t
ons
)
219,701.8
211,371.2
188,584.0
179,078.0
164,596.0
154,666.0
29,380.0
188,566.0
117,468.0
156,513.0
157,253.0
T
ra
ns
port
(t
ons
)
39,868.0
37,315.0
36,408.0
35,240.0
32,545.0
30,244.0
31,368.0
29,974.1
28,814.0
29,377.0
   O
the
r
-
pe
r c
ap
ita
(k
g/
ca
pi
ta
)
- p
er uni
t of G
D
P (kg
/1,000 N
at
iona
l c
urre
nc
y uni
ts
)
E
m
is
s
ions
 of N
O
X
(c
onve
rt
ed t
o N
O
2
)
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
76,342.2
207,464.4
208,483.0
199,231.0
186,398.0
173,926.0
166,568.0
170,131.0
168,189.0
176,526.0
186,463.0
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y (t
ons
)
52,200.0
53,200.0
52,700.0
48,900.0
42,400.0
37,200.0
36,700.0
32,285.0
34,660.0
35,312.0
36,032.0
Indus
try
(t
ons
)
24,142.2
19,168.4
23,773.0
22,723.0
22,191.0
23,708.0
22,100.0
25,641.0
20,052.0
28,571.0
31,339.0
T
ra
ns
port
(t
ons
)
135,096.0
132,010.0
127,608.0
121,807.0
113,018.0
107,768.0
112,205.0
113,477.0
112,643.0
119,092.0
   O
the
r
-
pe
r c
ap
ita
(k
g/
ca
pi
ta
)
- p
er uni
t of G
D
P (kg
/1,000 N
at
iona
l c
urre
nc
y uni
ts
)
E
m
is
s
ions
 of a
m
m
oni
a
 N
H
3
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
4,635.0
3,350.9
3,739.8
3,060.0
2,661.0
2,526.2
2,171.6
2,334.5
2,339.4
2,448.5
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y
Indus
try
(t
ons
)
4,635.0
3,350.9
3,739.8
3,060.0
2,661.0
2,526.2
2,171.6
2,334.5
2,339.4
2,448.5
   T
ra
ns
p
ort
   O
the
r
Em
is
si
ons
of t
ot
al
s
us
pe
nde
d p
art
ic
le
s (T
SP
)
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
103,461.2
132,472.8
142,850.0
132,878.0
142,309.0
132,438.0
128,697.0
148,548.0
97,238.0
129,870.0
119,257.0
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y
37,100.0
41,100.0
48,700.0
41,300.0
55,500.0
48,200.0
45,600.0
29,300.0
45,320.0
51,520.0
40,776.0
Indus
try
(t
ons
)
66,361.2
61,507.8
66,108.0
64,431.0
60,471.0
60,296.0
60,967.0
96,327.0
30,067.0
57,493.0
57,243.0
   T
ra
ns
p
ort
29,865.0
28,042.0
27,147.0
26,338.0
23,942.0
22,130.0
22,921.0
21,851.0
20,857.0
21,238.0
   O
the
r
Em
is
si
ons
of non-m
et
ha
ne
vol
at
ile
org
ani
c c
om
pounds
(N
M
V
O
C)
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
11,768.5
10,668.4
11,952.0
12,260.4
11,805.5
9,094.9
8,869.1
10,106.0
10,383.0
31,399.0
8,915.0
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y (t
ons
)
3.0
49.0
4.0
25.0
9.0
4.0
4.0
46.0
8.0
60.0
58.0
Indus
try
(t
ons
)
11,765.5
10,619.4
11,948.0
12,235.4
11,796.5
9,090.9
8,865.1
10,060.0
10,375.0
31,339.0
8,857.0
   T
ra
ns
p
ort
   O
the
r

176 
 
 
 
A
ir
 p
ol
lu
ti
on
 (c
on
ti
n
u
e
d
)
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Em
is
si
ons
of p
ers
is
te
nt
org
ani
c p
ol
lut
ant
s (P
CBs
, di
ox
in/
fura
n a
nd P
A
H
)
- T
ot
al
(t
ons
)
- by
s
ec
tor (t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y
   Indus
try
   T
ra
ns
p
ort
   O
the
r
E
m
is
s
ions
 of he
a
vy
 m
e
ta
ls
- T
ot
al
c
adm
ium
(t
ons
)
- T
ot
al
le
ad (t
ons
)
2.5
3.5
1.9
1.3
0.2
3.4
3.2
2.6
3.6
2.5
- T
ot
al
m
erc
ury
(t
ons
)
0.008
0.001
G
re
enhous
e g
as
e
m
is
si
ons
(t
ot
al
of CO
2
, CH
4
, N
2
O
, CF
C, e
tc
.) e
x
p
re
s
s
e
d 
in CO
2
- T
ot
al
(m
ill
ion t
ons
)
160.6
201.2
199.8
- by
s
ec
tor (t
hous
and t
ons
)
Ene
rg
y (burni
ng
of CO
2
, CH
4
, N
2
O
)
44,358.0
36,750.0
Coa
l, oi
l a
nd g
as
p
roduc
tion (CH
4)
70.2
76.5
Indus
try
(burni
ng
+
indus
tri
al
p
roc
es
se
s)
9,966.0
11,707.0
T
ra
ns
port
, i
nc
ludi
ng
p
ip
el
ine
11,179.0
9,631.0
A
gri
cul
ture
(burni
ng
+
int
es
tina
l fe
rm
ent
at
ion +
m
anure
+
s
oi
l e
m
is
si
ons
)
18,852.0
18,474.0
   W
a
s
te
4,531.9
4,691.1
O
the
r (burni
ng
of CO
2
, CH
4
, N
2
O
) (c
om
m
erc
ia
l +
hous
ing
+
ot
he
r)
42,036.0
42,122.0
E
m
is
s
ions
 of CO
2
- T
ot
al
(m
ill
ion t
ons
)
100.5
104.7
105.0
95.6
- by
s
ec
tor (t
hous
and t
ons
)
E
ne
rg
y
29,875.0
30,088.0
44,284.0
29,435.0
29,409.0
28,472.0
29,330.0
36,695.0
29,284.0
Indus
try
(burni
ng
+
indus
tri
al
p
roc
es
se
s)
8,572.0
10,098.0
T
ra
ns
port
, i
nc
ludi
ng
p
ip
el
ine
11,132.0
9,588.0
A
gri
cul
ture
2,693.0
2,024.0
   W
a
s
te
O
the
r (c
om
m
erc
ia
l +
hous
ing
+
ot
he
r)
41,926.0
42,014.0
-
pe
r c
ap
ita
(k
g/
ca
pi
ta
)
4,400.0
3,800.0
- p
er uni
t of G
D
P (kg
/1,000 N
at
iona
l c
urre
nc
y uni
ts
)
G
re
enhous
e g
as
(G
H
G
) e
m
is
si
ons
vs
. t
arg
et
s (i
f e
st
abl
is
he
d) (% of t
he
ta
rg
et
)
U
rba
n p
op
ul
a
ti
on e
x
p
os
e
d t
o a
ir qua
li
ty
 e
x
c
e
e
da
nc
e
s
- N
um
be
r of e
xc
ee
da
nc
es
of m
ax
im
um
a
llow
abl
e c
onc
ent
ra
tion (M
A
C)
(t
im
es
/y
ea
r)
- A
ir p
ol
lut
ion i
nde
x (% of p
op
ul
at
ion a
ffe
ct
ed)
Cons
um
pt
ion of oz
one
-de
pl
et
ing
s
ubs
ta
nc
es
(O
D
S) (t
ons
)
121.7
100.2
43.9
18.1
0.8
2.5
1.8
3.8
4.2
0.2
2.3

 
 
177 
 
 
W
a
te
r
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
A
cc
es
si
b
le
 f
re
sh
w
at
er
 r
es
o
u
rc
es
T
ot
al
(m
ill
io
n
m
3
)
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
59,209.0
- S
urfa
ce
w
at
er (m
ill
ion m
3
)
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
57,318.0
W
at
er
 a
b
st
ra
ct
io
n
 
T
ot
al
a
bs
tra
ct
ion (m
ill
ion m
3
) 
60,705.0
48,070.0
44,012.0
50,529.0
56,500.0
57,105.0
60,000.0
57,100.0
57,100.0
43,869.8
In
te
ns
ity
o
f w
at
er
u
sa
ge
(w
at
er
a
bs
tr
ac
tio
n/
ac
ce
ss
ib
le
re
so
ur
ce
s)
1.02
0.81
0.74
0.84
0.95
0.96
1.01
0.96
0.96
0.74
T
ot
al
w
at
er c
ons
um
pt
ion by
s
ec
tors
(m
ill
ion m
3
)
 - H
ous
ehol
ds
2,182.0
2,160.0
2,336.0
2,163.0
2,151.9
2,158.3
2,324.6
 - Indus
try
735.0
757.0
688.0
823.0
853.0
776.1
803.6
of w
hi
ch w
at
er us
ed for c
ool
ing
- A
gri
cul
ture
209.0
207.0
258.0
240.0
149.0
Pop
ul
tion w
at
er c
ons
um
pt
ion i
nde
x (l
/c
ap
ita
/da
y)
H
ous
ehol
d-dri
nki
ng
w
at
er c
ons
um
pt
ion by
p
op
ul
at
ion (m
3/
ye
ar/
ca
pi
ta
)
97.0
94.7
103.2
94.5
90.4
86.0
N
ut
rie
nt
a
nd org
ani
c p
ol
lut
ion of ri
ve
r w
at
er (m
g/
l)