Major real international environmental treaties and agreements and the environmental problem each addresses.
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- Montreal Protocol
- International agreement to phase out ozone-depleting substances like chlorofluorocarbons
- What environmental problem does the Kyoto Protocol address?
- Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
- Paris Agreement
- International agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Protects species and genetic diversity from loss and extinction
- Ramsar Convention
- Protects wetlands of international importance
- CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
- Regulates international trade in endangered species to prevent poaching
- Basel Convention
- Controls transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes
- Stockholm Convention
- Limits persistent organic pollutants that accumulate in the environment and food chains
- Minamata Convention
- Regulates mining, production and environmental release of mercury
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
- Regulates transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms
- Nagoya Protocol
- Ensures fair access to genetic resources and equitable benefit sharing from their use
- Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
- Addresses air pollution and acid rain that crosses national borders
- Bern Convention
- Protects European wildlife and natural habitats from exploitation
- Bonn Convention on Migratory Species
- Conserves migratory animals and their habitats across countries
- MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships)
- Prevents oil and chemical pollution from merchant shipping
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