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List of Important Environmental Conventions and Protocols

Name of Convention/ Protocol	Year of Establishment	Details
Ramsar Convention	1971	It is called the Convention on Wetlands It was adopted in the city of Iran, Ramsar in 1971. It came into force in 1975.
Stockholm Convention	2001	It is a convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) It was adopted in 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland. It came into force in 2004
CITES	1973	It is a convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora It was adopted in 1963. It came into force in 1975.
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)	1992	It is a convention for the conservation of biological diversity. It was adopted in 1992 It came into force in 1993.
Bonn Convention	1979	It is a Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. It was adopted in 1979. It came into force in 1983.
Vienna Convention	1985	It is a convention for the Protection of Ozone Layer. It was adopted in 1985. It came into force in 1988.
Montreal Protocol	1987	It is an international environment protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer. It was adopted in 1987. It came into force in 1989.
Kyoto Protocol	1997	It is an international protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was adopted in 1997. It came into force in 2005.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)	1992	It is an international environmental treaty governing actions to combat climate change through adaptation and mitigation efforts directed at control of emission of Green House Gases (GHGs) that cause global warming. It was adopted in 1992. It came into force in 1994.
Rio Summit	1992	It is a United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. It was held in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UNCCD	1994	It is a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. It was adopted in 1994. It came into force in 1996.
Basel Convention	1989	It is a convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. It was adopted in 1989. It came into force in 1992.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	2000	It is an international environmental protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. It was adopted in 2000. It came into force in 2003.
UN-REDD	2008	It is a United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. It was created in 2008
Nagoya Protocol	2010	It is an international environment protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It was adopted in 2010. It came into force in 2014.
COP24	2018	It is the 24th meeting of the conference of parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It took place in 2018.
COP21	2016	It is the 21st meeting of the conference of parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It took place in 2018.
Kigali Amendment	2016	It is an amendment to the Montreal Protocol. It was adopted in 2016. It came into force in 2019.
Minamata Convention	2013	It is an international environmental treaty intended to protect health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. It was adopted in 2013. It came into force in 2017.
Rotterdam Convention	1998	It is an international environmental convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. It was adopted in 1998. It came into force in 2004.
COP25	2019	It is the 25th meeting of the conference of parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It took place in 2019.