Defenders' Experts
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Governments around the world have negotiated a number of international environmental protection treaties. Defenders works within several of these agreements to ensure that policy decisions adequately protect wildlife and biodiversity. Defenders is also pushing for U.S. ratification of the important treaties the U.S. has not yet endorsed.
Defenders follows and works on several key treaties.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. Currently over 180 countries are Parties to the agreement. But the U.S. is one of only 5 countries that have not endorsed it. Defenders is leading the U.S. ratification effort.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. Currently over 180 countries are Parties to the agreement. But the U.S. is one of only 5 countries that have not endorsed it. Defenders is leading the U.S. ratification effort.
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
The CMS came into force in 1983 and aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian species throughout their migratory ranges.
The CMS came into force in 1983 and aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian species throughout their migratory ranges.
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Adopted in 1982 after fourteen years of negotiation, it establishes a comprehensive legal regime for the world's oceans and seas with rules governing uses of the marine environment and its resources.
Adopted in 1982 after fourteen years of negotiation, it establishes a comprehensive legal regime for the world's oceans and seas with rules governing uses of the marine environment and its resources.
