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Year established: 1973/1978, Purpose: To prevent pollution of the marine environment by ships due to operational or accidental causes, Key outcomes: The complete elimination of intentional pollution of the marine environment by oil and other harmful substances.

Year established: 1971, Purpose: To conserve wetlands by establishing a network of protected areas, Key outcomes: Over 2,300 Ramsar Sites designated for their importance to global wetland conservation.

Year established: 1972, Purpose: To control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention, Key outcomes: Banning of the dumping of high-level radioactive waste at sea.

Year established: 1997, Purpose: To combat global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Key outcomes: Binding emission targets for developed countries.

Year established: 1987, Purpose: To protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances responsible for ozone depletion, Key outcomes: Ozone-depleting substances have been significantly reduced.

Year established: 1989, Purpose: To reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and prevent transfer of hazardous waste to developing countries, Key outcomes: Framework for controlling 'transboundary movements' of hazardous wastes.

Year established: 2013, Purpose: To protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds, Key outcomes: Ban on new mercury mines, phase-out of existing ones, and regulation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining.

Year established: 1973, Purpose: To ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival, Key outcomes: The classification of species into three different appendices based on the level of protection they need.

Year established: 1991, Purpose: To assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early planning stage, Key outcomes: The obligation of signatory states to assess the environmental impact of certain projects that cross national borders.

Year established: 1992, Purpose: To conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and fair sharing of benefits, Key outcomes: The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Year established: 1946, Purpose: To provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry, Key outcomes: A moratorium on commercial whaling and the establishment of whale sanctuaries.

Year established: 2015, Purpose: To strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, Key outcomes: Commitment to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

Year established: 1972, Purpose: To control pollution of the sea by dumping and encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention, Key outcomes: Ban on dumping of hazardous materials; requirement of permits for dumping of other wastes.

Year established: 1983, Purpose: To ensure that exploitation of tropical timber forests is done in a sustainable way and to expand and diversify international trade in tropical timber, Key outcomes: Sustainable management of tropical forests and promotion of non-timber forest products.

Year established: 1994, Purpose: To prevent and reverse desertification and mitigate the effects of drought, Key outcomes: Development of national and regional action programs to combat desertification.

Year established: 1980, Purpose: To conserve marine life in the Antarctic ecosystem, Key outcomes: Establishment of a commission to preserve marine life and environmental integrity in and near Antarctica.

Year established: 1979, Purpose: To limit and gradually reduce and prevent air pollution including long-range transboundary air pollution, Key outcomes: The development of a wide range of strategies and policies to combat air pollution.

Year established: 1992, Purpose: To stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, Key outcomes: Annual Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings and establishment of financial mechanisms.

Year established: 2010, Purpose: To provide a transparent legal framework for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the utilization of genetic resources, Key outcomes: The establishment of access and benefit-sharing (ABS) agreements.

Year established: 1959, Purpose: To ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes and scientific research, Key outcomes: Demilitarization of Antarctica and the freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation.

Year established: 1998, Purpose: To grant the public rights regarding access to information, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters, Key outcomes: Empowerment of citizens with regard to environmental decision-making processes.

Year established: 1976, Purpose: To reduce pollution in the Mediterranean Sea and protect and improve the marine environment in the area, Key outcomes: The adoption of several protocols addressing a range of issues from dumping to coastal zone management.

Year established: 1998, Purpose: To promote shared responsibilities in relation to the importation of hazardous chemicals, Key outcomes: The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

Year established: 2000, Purpose: To protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology, Key outcomes: A framework for the safe transfer, handling, and use of living modified organisms (LMOs).

Year established: 1972, Purpose: To identify and protect the world's natural and cultural heritage considered to be of Outstanding Universal Value, Key outcomes: The establishment of the World Heritage List and the Endangered sites list.

Year established: 2001, Purpose: To eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), Key outcomes: Listing of initial 12 POPs, known as the 'Dirty Dozen'.

Year established: 1971, Purpose: To conserve and sustainably use wetlands, Key outcomes: The establishment of the 'List of Wetlands of International Importance'.

Year established: 1985, Purpose: To promote cooperation on the monitoring, research, and assessment of the ozone layer, Key outcomes: Framework for international reductions in the production of ozone-depleting substances.

Year established: 1946, Purpose: To ensure the conservation of whale populations through the regulation of whaling activities, Key outcomes: The establishment of the International Whaling Commission and a moratorium on commercial whaling.