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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II . 1

SAMPLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY THREATS 2

TREATIES, CONVENTIONS, AND PROTOCOLS THAT ADDRESS ENVIRONMENT-RELATED

ISSUES . 3

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of

Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1) (1977) .4

Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification

Techniques (1976) .5

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological

(Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on Their Destruction (1972).5

Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical

Weapons and on Their Destruction (1993).6

Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1986) 10

Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1986) 11

Convention on Nuclear Safety (1994)12

Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

(1963).12

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (1996)13

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their

Disposal (1989).15

Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972).15

Convention on Biological Diversity (1992).17

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973) .18

Convention on Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes18

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982).20

Convention on the High Seas (1958) .27

Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas (1958)28

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979)28

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (1971)29

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (1954 as Amended in

1962 and 1969) 29

International Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought

and/or

Desertification, Particularly in Africa (1994).31

International Tropical Timber Agreement (1983).32

International Tropical Timber Agreement (1994).32

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships 33



Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control

of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes (1988) 34

The Antarctic Treaty (1959) 34

Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment

(1993) .35

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (1990).36

Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (1992)37

Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (1974) 39

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985) 40

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987) 41

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992) 43

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Connection on Climate Change (1998).45

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS RELEVANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

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United Nations Charter (*emphasis on the Security Council).46

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) .47

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) 48

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) .50

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).50

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).50

World Bank.50

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)52

World Food Program55

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)55

World Trade Organization (WTO) 56

International Finance Corporation.56

Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)57

European Environment Agency (EEA) .57

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)57

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).58

International Labor Organization (ILO) 59

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 59

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) .60