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Nairobi Convention Africa Apia Convention Asia and the Pacific Antigua Convention Asia and the Pacific Kuwait Regional Convention Asia and the Pacific Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Europe Lusaka Agreement Africa Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas Europe Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats Europe Treaties in Chemicals and Waste GLOBAL TREATIES in Chemicals and Waste Basel Convention Stockholm Convention Rotterdam Convention Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Minamata Convention on Mercury REGIONAL TREATIES in Chemicals and Waste Barcelona Convention Africa, Europe Dumping Protocol Africa, Europe Prevention and Emergency Protocol Africa, Europe Land-Based Sources Protocol Africa, Europe Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol Africa, Europe Hazardous Wastes Protocol Africa, Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Europe Protocol on Water and Health Europe Abidjan Convention Africa Noumea Convention Asia and the Pacific Cartagena Convention Latin America and the Caribbean Jeddah Convention Asia and the Pacific Nairobi Convention Africa Apia Convention Asia and the Pacific Kuwait Regional Convention Asia and the Pacific Bamako Convention Africa Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Europe Treaties in Climate and Atmosphere GLOBAL TREATIES in Climate and Atmosphere Vienna Convention Montreal Protocol United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement REGIONAL TREATIES in Climate and Atmosphere Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Europe Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Europe Treaties in Environmental Governance GLOBAL TREATIES in Environmental Governance Aarhus Convention Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers REGIONAL TREATIES in Environmental Governance Espoo Convention Europe Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment Europe Lusaka Agreement Africa Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean Treaties in Land and Agriculture GLOBAL TREATIES in Land and Agriculture Cartagena Protocol Nagoya Protocol International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture World Heritage Convention Ramsar Convention United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification REGIONAL TREATIES in Land and Agriculture Land-Based Sources Protocol Africa, Europe Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol Africa, Europe Apia Convention Asia and the Pacific Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Europe Treaties in Marine and Freshwater GLOBAL TREATIES in Marine and Freshwater World Heritage Convention Ramsar Convention REGIONAL TREATIES in Marine and Freshwater Barcelona Convention Africa, Europe Dumping Protocol Africa, Europe Prevention and Emergency Protocol Africa, Europe Land-Based Sources Protocol Africa, Europe Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol Africa, Europe Protocol on Water and Health Europe The Water Convention Europe Abidjan Convention Africa Noumea Convention Asia and the Pacific Cartagena Convention Latin America and the Caribbean Jeddah Convention Asia and the Pacific Nairobi Convention Africa Apia Convention Asia and the Pacific Antigua Convention Asia and the Pacific Kuwait Regional Convention Asia and the Pacific Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents Europe Treaties in Africa TREATIES in Africa Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Barcelona Convention Dumping Protocol Prevention and Emergency Protocol Land-Based Sources Protocol Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol Hazardous Wastes Protocol Abidjan Convention Nairobi Convention Bamako Convention Lusaka Agreement Treaties in Asia and the 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