To promote sustainable development.

To stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

To facilitate technology transfer for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

To establish a global carbon trading system.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

To conserve biodiversity and ensure the sustainable use of biological resources.

To promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources.

To establish a global network of protected areas.

To develop and implement national biodiversity strategies and action plans.

The Paris Agreement.

The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

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

The conservation and wise use of wetlands.

The protection of migratory waterbirds.

The prevention of wetland loss and degradation.

The promotion of sustainable wetland management practices.

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

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

The Minamata Convention on Mercury.

To eliminate or restrict the production and use of POPs.

To promote the development and use of safer alternatives to POPs.

To assist developing countries in implementing the Convention.

To establish a global monitoring system for POPs.

The Minamata Convention on Mercury.

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

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

To ensure that countries have the necessary information to make informed decisions about the import of hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

To promote the development and use of safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

To assist developing countries in implementing the Convention.

To establish a global monitoring system for hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention).

The Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

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

To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

To promote sustainable development.

To coordinate environmental activities within the United Nations system.

To assist developing countries in implementing environmental policies and programs.

The Arctic Council.

The Antarctic Treaty System.

The Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

To ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes only.

To promote scientific research in Antarctica.

To protect the Antarctic environment and its wildlife.

To establish a global governance framework for Antarctica.

The Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean.

The Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

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

To influence, encourage, and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

To promote sustainable development.

To coordinate environmental activities within the United Nations system.

To assist developing countries in implementing environmental policies and programs.