Discuss at least 5 international agreements.
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (year held –
1972, year enacted – 1975)
- Each State Parties to this Convention must acknowledge the primary role of the State in ensuring that
cultural and nature heritage, which are located on its territory, be identified, protected, conserved,
presented and transmitted to generations to come. To this aim, he will try his best and to the fullest extent
possible, with all possible international aid and cooperation, especially financial, artistic, scientific and
technological resources, which he may acquire.
Convention on the conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (year held – 1979, year
enacted – 1983)
- The Convention on Migrating Species (CMS), often called the Bonn Convention, is a United Nations
environmental treaty which offers a worldwide platform on terrestrial, marine and avian creatures and
their habitats for conservation and sustainable use.
Convention on Biological Diversity (year held – 1992, year enacted – 1993)
- The sustainable use of its component and a fair sharing of the advantages of the use of genetic
resources recognized by 196 countries.
Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (year held –
1973, year enacted – 1987)
- Wild flora and fauna have been declared important, irreplaceable and are under threat from human
activity. It maintains a list of endangered and vulnerable species that are susceptible to trade protection
for missing species
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer
- Is the Multilateral Environmental Agreement reached in 1985 which allowed for frameworks to reduce
chlorofluorocarbons through international means as a consequence of their contribution to ozone layer
depletion and an increased hazard of cancer of the skin.
