PS477/577: International Environmental Politics
Prof. Ronald Mitchell
Winter Term 2008

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Treaty Specific Data Available from past research efforts by students.

I make no claims about the validity of these links or their usefulness.  Use with caution.

Treaty Name or Short Name

Full Treaty Name

and Link to Main Site

OR

Primary Goal of Treaty

Secretariat Name

and Link to Contact Info

Indicator of Treaty Effect

OR

Other Related Sites

Data Source for Indicator

Meera Kotagal: Agreement on Regional Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the South-East Pacific by Hydrocarbons and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency 12 November 1981

"establish contingency plans and programmes aimed at combating marine pollution by hydrocarbons or other harmful substances, and to maintain and increase the resources necessary for those purposes."

Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (Comision Permanente del pacifico sur)

number of vessels per country, amount of fish caught by vessels, number of rules broken/complaints filed

http://apps.fao.org/page/collections?subset=fisheries this website has a variety of data on numerous countries from 1961-1997. it requires membership to obtain more than 25 lines of data. will provide data on amount of fish caught.

this website has a variety of data on numerous countries from 1961-1997. it requires membership to obtain more than 25 lines of data. will provide data on amount of fish caught.

http://www.st.nmfs.gov/trade/ this site also provides more data on fish production, trade, etc.

Meera Kotagal: Benelux Convention on Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection 8 June 1982

"to regulate concerted action and co-operation among the three Governments in the field of conservation, management and rehabilitation of the natural environment and landscapes."

United Nations Environmental Programme

amounts of game killed, populations of birds and other game, amount of game sold/traded

http://

Meera Kotagal: Convention Concerning Fishing in the Black Sea (as amended) 7 July 1959

"To ensure the rational utilization of the fishery resources and the development of marine fishing in the Black Sea."

United Nations

Desert Locust Plagues and Upsurges in the region

http://www.fao.org/NEWS/GLOBAL/LOCUSTS/LOCUHOME.HTM Homepage of the Desert Locust Information Service. Source only lists plague/upsurge data from 1987 onward, and not solely for the countries of the region specified in the treaty.

Mirna Galic: Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East (as amended) 2 July 1965

Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East", whose object shall be to promote national and international research and action with respect to the control of the Desert Locust in the Near East. (Near East defined as t

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Homepage of the Desert Locust Information Service. Source only lists plague/upsurge data from 1987 onward, and not solely for the countries of the region specified by the treaty.

Mirna Galic: Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora 2 June 1964

To apply specified measures for the protection, scientific study, and rational use of Antarctic fauna and flora withi a Special Conservation Area, consisting of the Antarctic Treaty area.

International Center for Antarctic Informationa and Research (ICAIR)

Annual population sizes of Antarctic birds, mammals, and plants.

http:// not primary indicator site, but useful: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ofa/arcticea.html is the site of the EPA Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica. Site lists the different species of Antarctic flora and fauna, but does not contain population figures.

Katharine Read: International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (as amended) 9 May 1952

To conserve anadromous fish stocks in the North Pacific Ocean (especially halibut, salmon, and herring.)

International North Pacific Fisheries Commission

number of fish births in each studied group of anadromous fish; poundage of fish reportedly harvested by professional fishermen each year in all three countries.

http:// Statistical Yearbooks for years covered under this treaty (from inception until 1992) available from: Secretariat Northern Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Suite 502, 889 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3B2

Katharine Read: International Convention for the Protection of Birds 18 October 1950

"to protect birds in the wild state"

http:///

sea casualties; oil pollution cases; death rates of sea creatures attributed to oil pollution

http://www.imo.org IMO LIbrary Directory of Maritime Links: http://www.imo.org/imo/links/lnkcontl.htm -IMO was previously known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization prior to 1982, when it adopted the IMO title. Antiquated Contact Info for IMO: International Maritime Organization 4 Albert Embankment London, SE 17SR, United Kingdom Telephone: 071-735-7611 Fax: 071-587-3210 Telex: 23588

Katharine Read: International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties 29 November 1969

ENTRI Objective: "To enable countries to take action on the high seas in cases of a maritime casualty resulting in danger of oil pollution of sea and coastlines; to establish that such action would not affect the principle of freedom of the high seas."

International Maritime Organization

-IMO was previously known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization prior to 1982, when it adopted the IMO title. Antiquated Contact Info for IMO: International Maritime Organization 4 Albert Embankment London, SE 17SR, United Kingdom Telephone: 071-735-7611 Fax: 071-587-3210 Telex: 23588

Antarctic

Antarctic Treaty

ICAIR

 

 

Barcelona Convention

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution

Secretariat

 

Aral Sea

 

 

          Lisa Sarma              Did treaty cause a decrease in the rate of change of area?    sarma.html               http://www.dfd.dlr.de/app/land/aralsee/chronology.html

 

Basel

Basel Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal

Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC)

         Katie Lorenz            Did implementation of the Basel Convention cause a decrease in the waste exported from industrialized to developing countries?              lorenz.html               

Hazardous Waste Trade          Jackie Kepke           Did implementation of the Basel Convention cause a decrease in the amount of transboundary hazardous waste transfer in selected countries ?      kepke.html              OECD. 1999. OECD Environmental Data Compendium 1999. Paris: OECD.

hazardous wastes    Kenji Kuronuma       Did the ratification of the Basel Convention cause a decrease in the amount of hazardous wastes exported by Germany?               kuronuma.html         OECD Environmental data: compendium 1997

 

Basel Convention on Transport of Hazardous Waste Heloise Troc(Fall 1995)               mailto:

 

Bern Convention

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

Secretariat

 

 

Biodiversity

Convention on Biological Diversity

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

               Lisa Petersen (Winter 1997)               lisap@www.uoregon.edu

 

Wider Caribbean

 

 

  Sara Browning         Did the Convention for the development and protection of the wider Caribbean region cause a decrease in the number of specially protected areas in Mexico?       browning.html               http://www.unep-wcmc.org.uk/

 

Cartagena Convention

Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region

Caribbean Environment Programme under UNEP

 

CCAMLR

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

 

CCAS

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals

ICAIR

 

 

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

Secretariat

Convention on the International Trades of Endangered Species

CITES Member States

Secretariat Page as maintained by WCMC

General Data Threatened Animals

Threatened Plants

WCMC

Society for the Protection of Endagered Species

Econet List of Endangered Species Sites 

African Elephant Population     Lincoln Nehring        Did The Ivory Ban cause a decrease in Elephant Populations?          nehring.html               http://ef.org.za/rhinomuseum/index.html

elephant poaching    Nicole Burdick         Did CITES cause a decrease in in the poaching of elephants?            burdick.html           

               S Tuxhill   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxhill.html              http://

               S Tuxillb   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxillb.html              http://

               S Tuxillc   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxillc.html              http://

               S Tuxilld   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxilld.html              http://

               S Tuxille   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxille.html              http://

               S Tuxillf    Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxillf.html               http://

               St Tuxill   Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxill.html http://

               St Tuxilla  Did CITES cause a decrease in tiger kills?               tuxilla.html              http://

Siberian (Amur) Tigers             Jake Sellers            Did CITES TREATY or Scientists Initiative with ten years of research perfected) cause a decrease in the number of AMUR TIGERS Killed?            sellers.html               http://www.junglecatworld.com/endangered_species.html

 

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species        Michelle Graas (Fall 1995)               mailto:

 

Climate Change

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change

 Framework Convention on Climate Change             Justin Sooper (Fall 1995)               mailto:

*       Climate: Gateway to Climate Change Data

*       UNFCCC Climate Emissions data - tables Generates nice tables by country, year, gas, source, etc.

 

Desertification

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

 

 

Driftnet ban

 

 

       larsen.html               http://www.tomatoweb.com/fishery/albacore/FISHERY/LANDMETH.HTM

 

EPPO

International Plant Protection Convention - Regional Europe

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization

 

 

FAO Fisheries Department

Various Fisheries Treaty organizations

FAO Fisheries Department

 

Fur Seals

 

 

               Rachel Chanin         Did the establishment of the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty cause a decrease in fur seal population (here as measured by a rise in catch)?  chanin.html             Jordan (1898)

north apcific fur seals              Serra Morrison         Did the 1911 Convention on the conservation of north pacific fur seals cause a decrease in the number of fur seals that were harvested?       morrison.html          http://

 

sealing     Serra Morrisona       Did seal treaty cause a decrease in seals killed?               morrisona.html         http://

 

Gdansk Convention

Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts

International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission - no secretariat website at present

 

GLWPA

Agreement Between The United States and Canada on Great Lakes Water Quality

International Joint Commission

     Kate Bonzon           Did the implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement cause a decrease in in the Total Suspended Solids of Lake Erie?              bonzon.html               http://www.cciw.ca/glimr/data/celebrate-glwqa/progress.html

Great Lakes Water Quality      Lindsey Schatzberg Did the ratification of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement cause a decrease in the Biological Oxygen Demand ?   schatzberg.html       http://www.cciw.ca/glimr/data/celebrate-glwqa/images/17-cht.gif

Great Lakes Water Quality      Sejal Patel              Did the GLWQA of 1978 cause a decrease in in total phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?               patel.html Colburn, Theodora E. 1990. Great Lakes, Great Legacy? The Conservation Foundation and the Institute for Research on Public Policy. p 90

Lake Erie Water Quality          Mark Hayes             Did the signing of the Revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in 1978 cause a decrease in phosphorous loading to Lake Erie?               hayes.html               http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/glwqa/usreport/part4.html#NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION

 phosphorus levels in Lake Ontario          Mya LLand              Did the Protocol Amending the 1978 Agreement between the USA & Canada on Great Lakes Water Quality cause a decrease in phosphorus levels in the Great Lakes?               lland.html OECD Env. Data, Compendiuim 1987, 1997

phosphorus levels    Mya Land Did the Protocol Amending the 1978 Agreement between the USA & Canada on Great Lakes Water Quality cause a decrease in phosphorus levels?   land.html  OECD Env. Data

 

HELCOM

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area

Secretariat

 

 

IATTC

Convention for the establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

 

ICCAT

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

           Andreea Szabo        Did an increase in consumption of tuna cause a decrease in quantity of tuna caught every year?         szabo.html               Commercial Fishery Products - Per Capita Consumption (Statistical Universe of the US)

Atlantic tuna            Andreea Szabob      Did an increase in per capita consumption of tuna cause a decrease in quantity of yellowfin caught?               szabob.html            Statistical Abstract of the US - various years

Atlantic Tuna           daily stephanie        Did the Altantic tuna catch in Canada cause a decrease in in the tuna catch after the treaty was implemented?               stephanie.html         http://apps.fao.org/lim500/nph-wrap.pl?FishCatch&Domain=FishCatch

Atlantic Tuna           Michael Perkins       Did the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas cause a decrease in the number of tunas in the Atlantic Ocean?       perkins.html            http://apps.fao.org/lim500/nph-wrap.pl?FishCatch&Domain=FishCatch

Atlantic Tunas         stephanie daily        Did the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas cause a decrease in the population of Atlantic Tunas?             daily.html               http://apps.fao.org/lim500/nph-wrap.pl?FishCatch&Domain=FishCatch

               Garnett Russell        Did the implementation of ICCAT in 1966 cause a decrease in in the total catch of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic?    russell.html               http://www.iccat.es

ICCAT      Hedy Born               Did The ICCAT embargo on Panama (non-ICCAT member) cause a decrease in the amount of bluefin tuna caught in the eastern Atlantic?  born.html  http://www.iccat.es/downloads.html

 

ICES

Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

Secretariat

 

 

IICA

International Plant Protection Convention - Regional Interamerica

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura

 

INPFC

International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean

International North Pacific Fisheries Commission

 

 

IPHC

Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea

International Pacific Halibut Commission

Halibut fishery          E Scott    Did Did the implementation of the IPHC cause a decrease in in the amount of Halibut available for catch??        scott.html http://

 

 

IPPC

International Plant Protection Convention

Secretariat within FAO

 

 

ITTO

International Tropical Timber Agreement

International Tropical Timber Organization

 Deforestation          Laird Prosser           Did The International Tropical Timber Oganization cause a decrease in the amount of tropical timber production?               prosser.html            http://

deforestation            yiorgos makris         Did the ITTA cause a decrease in the amount of roundwood imported into Japan?             makris.html             http://

Sarawak's tropical timber exports            A Bibbens               Did the Sarawak Mission/ITTO cause a decrease in the rate of tropical timber exports, implicating a decrease in deforestation in Sarawak?     bibbens.html            Shadows in the Forest, Dauvergne, Peter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997, pgs. 191-2

 

Forest Resource Use              Ritik Dholakia          Did ASEAN Agreement on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources cause a decrease in in forest area conserved??            dholakia.html           http://www.wri.org/facts/data-tables

timber      Evyn Wegle             Did Tropical timber agreement cause a decrease in number of thousands of cubic meters imported into Japan?  wegle.html               Japn statistical Yearbook 1998

tropical timber trade Bibbens Anne          Did implementing the ITTO plan in Malaysia cause a decrease in the amount of roundwood (raw timber) being exported? anne.html FAO 1983-84. FAO yearbook of forest products. Rome :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

tropical timber trade Kate Weck              Did implementation of the International Tropical Timber agreement cause a decrease in in the amount of wood products produced by countries,listed with the secetariat, that have tropical forest resources?              weck.html               http://

Tropical Timber        JoEvyn Wedgle        Did Tropical timber agreement cause a decrease in amount imported from Southeast Asia to Japan?   wedgle.html               Dauvergne, Peter. Shadows in the Forest. 1997 pg 187

tropical timber          kat hig     Did cause a decrease in ?       hig.html    http://

tropical timber          katti higs  Did cause a decrease in ?       higs.html  http://

tropical timber          kattie higgen            Did cause a decrease in ?               higgen.html             http://

tropical timber          kattie higgins           Did cause a decrease in ?               higgins.html             http://

tropical timber          katy higger              Did cause a decrease in ?               higger.html              http://

 

*       Forestry charts and Forestry statistics; by country but not by year.

 

IWC

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

International Whaling Commission

Whaling: IWC Statistics

International Whaling               Kristina Rudinskas (Winter 1997)               rudyk@gladstone.uoregon.edu

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling             Glen Banfield (Fall 1995)       mailto:

Secretariat

Data

 

LRTAP

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

Secretariat

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

LRTAP Convention

UN Economic Commission for Europe, Executive Body

SOx, NOx, VOC, Ammonia, etc. data 1980-present

ACID RAIN              b v           Did LRTAP cause a decrease in SO2 Emmisons in Czechoslavachia? v.html       http://

Acid Rain Brian Vingelen         Did LRTAP cause a decrease in So2 Emmissions in France?               vingelen.html           http://

acid rain   caroline leedy          Did Did LRTAP cause a decrease in the amount of sulpher the UK emitted into the atmoshpere?          leedy.html               http://www.unece.org/env/emeptbl/tab1.htm#T1

acid rain   caroline leedya        Did Sulph. P cause a decrease in the amout of sulph. emitted?        leedya.html             http://

acid rain   caroline leedyb        Did the protocol on nitrogen oxides in 1987 cause a decrease in in the emissions the UK emitted into the atmoshere?               leedyb.html             http://

acid rain   caroline leedyc        Did the Sulpher Protocol of 1985 cause a decrease in in the amount of sulpher Germany produced?       leedyc.html               http://

acid rain   caroline leedyd        Did the Sulpher Protocol of 1985 cause a decrease in the amount of sulpher sweden produced?             leedyd.html               http://

acid rain   caroline leedyf         Did the sulpher protocol cause a decrease in amt of sulpher netherlands produced?            leedyf.html              http://

acid rain   caroline leedyg        Did the sulpher protoco cause a decrease in the amt. sulpher france emitted into the air?   leedyg.html             http://

acid rain   Erin Anderso           Did the Helsinki Protcol cause a decrease in in the amount of sulfur dioxide emitted?            anderso.html           http://

acid rain   ET Anderson           Did the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in in the amount of sulfur dioxide emitted?       anderson.html          http://

Acid rain  Lisa Neeley             Did the reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide by the U.S. and Canada cause a decrease in the amount of acid rain in both countries??      neeley.html             http://www.unece.org/env/ememp tbl/tab l.htm

Acid Rain Tracy Ronek            Did The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution cause a decrease in Acid Rain resulting from SO2 Emmissions?               ronek.html               http://

Acid Rain Tracy Roneke          Did LRTAP cause a decrease in SO2 Emmissions Yugoslavia?             roneke.html             http://

air pollution              Joanna Colby           Did the implementation of the LRTAP convention cause a decrease in the amount of sulfer dioxide emissions from Finland?   colby.html               http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             Joanna ColbyC        Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in SO2 emissions from the Czech Republic by 1993?               colbyc.html             http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             Joanna ColbyR        Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in SO2 emissions from the Russian Federation by 1993?      colbyr.html              http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             Joanna ColbyUS      Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in SO2 emissions from the U. S. by 1993?               colbyus.html            http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             Joanna Colbyx         Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in SO2 emissions by Sweden by 1993?               colbyx.html             http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             Joanna ColbyZ         Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in SO2 emissions by FInland by 1993?               colbyz.html             http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm#T1

Air Pollution             jordan weiner           Did the implementation of the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in the amount of sulfur dioxide emissions?               weiner.html              http://

 

LRTAP     Hanan Hardy           Did low ecological vulnerability to long-range transboundary sulfur dioxide pollution cause a decrease in Spain's compliance with the Helsinki Protocol?       hardy.html               http://www.emep.int

NO2 emissions        Teren Robbins         Did LRTAP Sofia Protocol cause a decrease in NO2 emissions?   robbins.html               http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab2.htm

 

Sulfer Emissions      Brian Carness          Did the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in Sulfer Emissions? carness.html           http://

Sulfur Emissions      Leah Just Did The Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in sulfur emissions ?    just.html   http://

sulfur emissions       Leah JustA              Did Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in sulfur emissions? justa.html http://

Sulfur Emissions      Leah JustC              Did the Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in sulfur emissions in Germany?              justc.html http://

Sulfur Emissions      leah justd Did Helsinki Protocol cause a decrease in sulfur emissions in the UK?              justd.html               http://www.unece.org/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm

Sulphur Emissions of Germany               leah justB Did The Helsinki protocol cause a decrease in Sulphur Emissions? justb.html               http://www.unece.ore/env/emep_tbl/tab1.htm

Sulphur Emissions   Jose Sanchez          Did the Protocol on the reduction of sulfur emissions cause a decrease in sulphur emissions ?      sanchez.html               http://United States Department of the Interior. 1995. "Sulfur Reductions in Europe."Sulfur Monthly 28:4 (July)

Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Acid Rain               Karen Bowling(Fall 1995)       mailto:

 

MARPOL

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

IMO

Ryan Walsh            Did MARPOL cause a decrease in the number of annual oil spills?      walsh.html               http://www.itopf.com/stats.htm

Oil Spills  elizabeth poole        Did the international convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage cause a decrease in the number of oil spills?               poole.html               Oil Spills from vessels (1960-1995): an international historical perspective

Marine Pollution & London Dumping Convention       Don Runnion (Fall 1995)               mailto:

 

Migratory Species

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

UNEP/CMS Secretariat

 Bonn Convention on Migratory Species   Jerry Alicki (Fall 1995)             mailto:

 

Ozone Treaties

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol 

 Montreal Protocol, Ozone and CFCs       Mark Frame (Fall 1995)           mailto:

 

NAFO

Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

 

NAFTA

 

 

         Dan Zettler(Fall 1995)              mailto:

 

NAMMCO

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission Agreement

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission

 

NAPPO

International Plant Protection Convention - Regional North America

North American Plant Protection Organization

 

 

NASCO

Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)

 North Atlantic Salmon            jC Cancino              Did the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic cause a decrease in the Canadian catch rate?              cancino.html            http://

 

NEAFC

Convention for the Regulation of Meshes of Fishing Nets and the Size Limits of Fish (1946), North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (1963), and Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in the North East Atlantic Fisheries (1980)

North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

 

NWAFC

Northwest atlantic fisheries

 

               http://www.nefsc.nmfs.gov/sos/spsyn/pg/cod.html

 

NPAFC

Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC

 

Nuclear testing

 

 

        Ani Landskroner       Did Did the implementation of the test ban treaty cause a decrease in the amount of above ground nuclear testing?               landskroner.html      http://www.bullatomicsci.org

nuclear testing         Louisa Anthony        Did the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone cause a decrease in in the amount of nuclear tests in the region?               anthony.html           http://

nuclear weapon tests              Beth Lokkesmoe      Did the implementation of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water cause a decrease in the amount of nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water??        lokkesmoe.html       Cochran, _Nuclear Weapons Databook U 264 .C6 1984 v.2

 

OSPARCOM

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

Secretariat

 

 

PIC

Prior Informed Consent for Certain Hazardous Chemicals in International Trade

Interim Secretariat

 

Population

 

 

*       Princeton Office of Population Research Data Archive - fertility rates, etc.

*       Minnesota Population/Census Data

China's one-child polcy            Maureen Fitzgibbons               Did China's one-child policy implemented in 1979 cause a decrease in annual birth rates in China?               fitzgibbons.html       US Census Bureau

China's one-child policy           Maureen FitzgibbonsA             Did China's one-child policy implemented in 1979 cause a decrease in annual birth rates in China?               fitzgibbonsa.html      US Census Bureau

China's Population   Lisa Baker               Did China's one-child policy beginning in 1979 cause a decrease in China's birth rates?         baker.html               State Statistical Bureau, People's Republic of China. 1996. China Statistical Yearbook. Beijing, China: China Statistical Publishing House, 69.

India Population Growth Rate   Sit W       Did the implementation of United Nations Fund for Population Activities cause a decrease in population growth rate in India?   w.html      http://apps.fao.org/lim500/nph-wrap.pl?Population&Domain=SUA

India Population       Sit Wong  Did the implementation of UNFPA cause a decrease in the population growth rate of India after 1975?       wong.html               http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbsprd

Overpopulation         Sheila Miller            Did the UN population agencies UNFPA and CELADE cause a decrease in birth rates in Brazil?           miller.html               http://www.census.gov

Population Growth Rates         Dave Nelson            Did the establishment of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) cause a decrease in the world's population growth rate? nelson.html               http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html

Population Policy     Fiona Greig             Did 1974 World Population Plan of Action cause a decrease in political commitment to population matters in Kenya?               greig.html http://

population               jill schoene              Did China's one-child policy cause a decrease in China's use of controceptives?              schoene.html           http://

 

overpopulation          Maggie Veatch (Winter 1997)   veatch@gladstone

 

PSC

Pacific Salmon Treaty

Secretariat

           Jacob Kivett             Did the Pacific Salmon Treaty cause a decrease in the amount of Pacific salmon harvested? kivett.html               http://

Pacific salmon         Zoe Bradbury           Did ratification of the Pacific Salmon Treaty cause a decrease in Pacific salmon populations?         bradbury.html               http://

               Ryan Peters            Did the Pacific Salmon Treaty cause a decrease in the number of Salmon escapements in the Fraser River?         peters.html                

 

Polar Bears

 

 

     Bill Minerb               Did The Agreement of the Conservation of Polar Bears of 1973 cause a decrease in the number of polar bears killed after 1973?            minerb.html             IUCN

Harvesting of Polar Bears         Jamie Fox               Did the Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears of 1973 cause a decrease in the number of polar bears harvested after 1973?     fox.html    Uspenski, S.M. and S.E. Belikov. 1985. Polar Bear research and conservation in the USSR 1979-80. Pages 129-142 in Proceedings of the Eighth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group.

Polar Bears             bill miner  Did the Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears cause a decrease in the number of polar bears harvested after 1973?               miner.html               IUCN

 

Ramsar

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance

Ramsar Bureau

Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Wildfowl Habitat

Ramsar Convention

Ramsar Convention Bureau

Wetlands library

List of Wetlands of International Importance

Montreux List of Threatened Wetlands

Trends in US Wetlands

Wetlands International - Africa, Europe, Middle East

Wetlands International - Asia, Pacific

Birdlife International

Society of Wetland Scientists

Ramsar Amendment Procedures: AMENDMENT PROCEDURES UNDER THE 1971 CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Australian Environmental Ministry Ramsar and Wetlands Information

WETLANDS RESEARCH/WETLANDS RESEARCH AT JRC ISPRA

Wetlands MaryAnn Partridge   Did the Ramsar Convention cause a decrease in waterfowl (Eared Grebe) habitat?             partridge.html          http://mbr.nbs.gov

Wetlands MaryAnn PartridgeA Did the Ramsar Convention cause a decrease in waterfowl (Eared Grebe) habitat?             partridgea.html         http://mbr.nbs.gov

Wetlands MaryAnn PartridgeB Did the Ramsar Convention cause a decrease in waterfowl (American Bittern) habitat?       partridgeb.html               http://www.mbr.nbs.gov

Wetlands MaryAnn PartridgeC Did the Ramsar Convention cause a decrease in waterfowl (Great Egret) habitat?               partridgec.html               http://www.mbr.nbs.gov

wetlands  tressa johnson         Did the Ramsar Advisory Mission cause a decrease in wetland acreage in Algeria after its site visit?        johnson.html               hypothetical data

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance    Sonja Delk (Fall 1995)       mailto:

 

Rhine Chemical Convention

Convention on the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution

International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine

            Did the signature of the Chemical Convention cause a decrease in the concentration of Cadmium in Rhine?     he.html    http://www.iksr.org/icpr

Rhine Chemical Pollution         Kevin Jonesb           Did Did the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chloride Pollution cause a decrease in the level of chloride pollution in the Rhine River?    jonesb.html               http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html

Rhine Chemical Pollution         Kevin Jonesd           Did the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chloride Pollution cause a decrease in the level of chloride pollution in the Rhine River?    jonesd.html               http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html

Rhine Chemical Pollution         Kevin Jonese           Did the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chloride Pollution cause a decrease in the level of chloride pollution in the Rhine River?    jonese.html               http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html

Rhine Chemical Polution          Kevin Jonesc           Did the implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chloride Pollution cause a decrease in the level of chloride pollution in the Rhine River?    jonesc.html               http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html

Rhine River Chloride Pollution   Kevin Jones             Did the implementation of the Convention on the protection of the Rhine against Chloride pollution cause a decrease in the level of Chloride pollution in the Rhine River?   jones.html               http://www.iksr.org/icpr/welcome.html

 

Rhine Chloride Convention

Convention on the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution by Chlorides

International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine

 

SCPPC

International Plant Protection Convention - Regional South Cone

South Cone Plant Protection Commission

 

UPOV

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

 

World Heritage Convention

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

UNESCO

 World Heritage        Chris Lee Did implementation of the World Heritage Convention cause a decrease in the number of natural and cultural sites protected?               lee.html               http://http://www.unesco.org/whc/nwhc/pages/doc/main.htm

 

 

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