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Definition(s)

Agreements concluded between states in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments, and whatever its particular designation. (Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties)

Hierarchy

Broader: Environmental Rule of Law
Narrower: acceptance, accession, adoption, advisory body, amendment, annex, appendix, bilateral agreement, budget, bureau, Conference of the Parties, depository, entry into force, exemption, governing body, information exchange, joint liaison group, Memorandum of Understanding, mutually agreed term, national focal point, negotiation, non-party, notification, observer, party, preamble, protocol, ratification, reservation, Rules of Procedure, secretariat, signature, synergy, voting, withdrawal, working group
Related terms: MEA, convention, environmental accord, framework convention, legally binding instrument, multilateral environmental agreement, treaty
Used for: national report, reporting

Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/international-agreement

In other languages

French:
  • accord international
Russian:
  • международное соглашение
Spanish:
  • acuerdo internacional
Arabic:
  • اتفاقية دولية
Chinese, Simplified:
  • 国际协同
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with international agreement

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with international agreement. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity1 article or paragraph
Basel Convention3 articles and paragraphs1 document
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora1 article or paragraph
Convention on Migratory Species1 article or paragraph3 documents
Cartagena Protocol1 article or paragraph
Nagoya Protocol2 articles and paragraphs
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds1 article or paragraph1 document
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification1 article or paragraph
Rotterdam Convention1 article or paragraph2 documents
Hazardous Wastes Protocol1 article or paragraph
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution4 documents
Abidjan Convention1 article or paragraph
Noumea Convention1 article or paragraph
Cartagena Convention1 article or paragraph
Jeddah Convention1 article or paragraph
Bamako Convention1 article or paragraph
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents1 article or paragraph
Minamata Convention on Mercury2 articles and paragraphs
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas1 document
Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats1 document
United Nations Environment Assembly2 decisions

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Effectiveness in practice

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TEDTalk - The inside story of the Paris climate agreement by Christiana Figueres

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The London Convention

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Background of the Minamata Convention