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Note: years after Convention names are those of adoption followed by (in brackets) entry into force; lines are thin before entry into force of a Convention, thick after

CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity

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

CMS: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Basel: Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Ozone: Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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

Ramsar: Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

Heritage: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

UNCLOS: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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