Register of International Treaties and other Agreements in the Field of the Environment

This volume of the Register presents the information concerning 272 international treaties in the field of the environment and related instruments (such as amendments) on the basis of relevant information made available to the secretariat of UNEP, as at December 2005, from the Governments and international organizations acting as depositaries to the respective treaties. Each section contains the following information for a treaty: title; objectives; a concise summary of the provisions of the treaty; membership; place of adoption; dates of adoption and entry into force; languages of the authentic texts of the treaty; depository; status of participation in the treaty; and, where applicable, the contact information of the secretariat of the treaty. The date of a formality (signature, ratification, etc.) is presented in order of day/month/year. The information presented in this document should not be deemed as providing any interpretation of the treaties concerned or representing any of the functions of the respective depositories. Official and formal information concerning the treaties should be obtained from the Governments or organizations acting as depositories to the respective treaties.