A reference to the rapidly multiplying international agreements on environment and development issues. It demonstrates the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them.

Contributors to this Yearbook Introduction Olav Schram Stokke and Oystein B. Thommessen Current Issues and Key Themes Franchising Global Governance: Making Sense of the Johannesburg Type II Partnerships Liliana B. Andonova and Marc A. Levy Protecting the Baltic Sea: the Helsinki Convention and National Interests Bjorn Hassler FAO and the Management of Plant Genetic Resources Regine Andersen Analysing the ECE Water Convention: What Lessons for the Regional Management of Transboundary Water Resources? Patricia Wouters and Sergei Vinogradov The External Environmental Policy of the European Union John Vogler Stemming the Tide: Third World Network and Global Governance Graham K. Brown Agreements on Environment and Development General Environmental Concerns Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Arhus Convention), Arhus, 1998 Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), Espoo, 1993 Atmosphere Annex 16, vol. 11 (Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emissions) to the 1?44 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal. 198 1 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (IJNFCCC), New York, 1992 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987 Hazardous Substances Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movements and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (Bamako Convention), Barnako, 1991 Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused during Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail, and Inland Navigation Vessels (CRT'D), Geneva, 1989 Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Base1 Clonvention). Basel, 1989 Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention on PIC), Rotterdam, 1998 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki, 1992 Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention), Waigani, 1995 European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), Geneva, 2000 European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), Geneva, 1957 FAO International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, Rome, 1985 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention on POPs), Stockholm, 2001 Marine Environment Global Conventions Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention 1972), London, 1972 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), London, 1973 and 1978 International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (Bunkers Convention), London, 2001 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969 (1969 CLC), Brussels, 1969, 1976, and 1984 International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships (AFS Convention), London, 2001 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 (1992 Fund Convention), London, 1992 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS), London 1996 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Co-operation (OPRC), London, 1990 International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (Intervention Convention), Brussels, 1969 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention), Montego Bay, 1982 Regional Conventions Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAK Convention), Paris, 1992 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (l992 Helsinki Convention), Helsinki, L992 Conventions within the UNEP Regional Seas Programme Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan Convention), Abidjan, 1981 Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the North-East Pacific (Antigua Convention), Antigua, 2002 Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention), Barcelona, 1976 Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), Cartagena de Indias, 1983 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Zone of the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention), Lima, 1981 Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (Noumea Convention), Noumea, 1986 Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention), Nairobi, 1985 Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution (Bucharest Convention), Bucharest, 1992 Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution (Kuwait Convention), Kuwait, 1978 Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment (Jeddah Convention), Jeddah, 1982 Marine Living Resources Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Canberra. 1980 International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Rio dc Janeiro, 1966 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, l946 (KRW). Washington, 1946 Nature Conservation and Terrestrial Living Resources Antarctic Treaty, Washington, DC, 1959 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention), Paris, 1972 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Nairobi, 1992 Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention), Kern, 1979 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Bonn, 1979 Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Washington, DC, 1973 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), Ramsar, 1971 Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD), Paris, 1994 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1983 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (TTPRGFA), Rorne, 2001 International Tropical Timber Agreement, l994 (ITTA, 19941, Geneva, 1994 Nuclear Safety Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Assistance Convention), Vienna, 1986 Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Notification Convention), Vienna, 1986 Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna, 1994 Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna, 1963 Freshwater Resources Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (ECE Water Convention), Helsinki, 1992 Tables of Agreement and Degrees of Participation, by Country Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) European Union (EU): Environment Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) World Bank World Food Programme (WFP) World Health Organization (WHO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Basel Action Network (BAN) Climate Action Network (CAN) Consumers International (CI) Earth Council Earthwatch Institute Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI) European Environmental Bureau (EEB) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) Greenpeace International International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Solar Energy Society (ISES) IUCN � The World Conservation Union Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Sierra Club Society for International Development (SID) Third World Network (TWN) Water Environment Federation (WEF) Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) WWF Other NGO Networks, Instruments, and Resources Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED) Both ENDS Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Regional and International Networking Group (RING) Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) Tables of International Organizations and Degrees of Participation, by Country and Territory Index List of Articles in 1992-2003/2004 Volumes