Environmental Laws, Regulations, & Policies - International

• World Environmental Law Foundation (WELF)

Treaties

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Another version
• Another version
• Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity - A Guide

Another version

• Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR)
• Another version
• International Convention for the Protection of Birds
• Migratory Bird Treaty with Japan (Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction, and Their Environment; 25 UST 3329; TIAS 7990) as amended.  This 1972 Convention is designed to provide for the protection of species of birds which are common to both countries, or which migrate between them by (1) enhancement of habitat, (2) exchange of research data, and (3) regulation of hunting. It was signed in Tokyo on March 4, 1974, with ratification advised by the Senate of March 27, 1973, and documents of ratification exchanged September 19, 1972. The Convention entered into force September 19, 1974. An agreement amending the annex to the Convention by adding the Maloy Bittern was effected by exchange of notes September 19, 1974, entering into force December 19, 1974 (25 UST 3373; TIAS 7990). This exchange also included a list of endangered birds as provided for in Article IV of the Convention. Implementing legislation for the United States was achieved by enactment of P.L. 93-300, June 1, 1975 (88 Stat. 190), amending the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (16 USC 703-711; 40 Stat. 755), as amended.
• Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (1991)
• Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (16 Nov 1972)
• World Heritage List
• Convention Secretariat (World Heritage Centre, UNESCO)
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
• Full Text
• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Dumping Convention)
• International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL)
• MARPOL Optional Annex Annex IV: Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
• International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990
• International Environmental Treaties
• Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

General

• UNEP EIA Training Resource Manual being trialed formally in Vietnam, Uganda, Costa Rica and Mauritania.
• Analysis of the International Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Market (by the DOE)
• NATO CCMS: Challenges of Modern Society

Japan

• Japan Online Environmental Library
• J-IBIS(Japan Integrated Biodiversity Information System)
• The Law for the conservation of endangered species of wild fauna and flora June 5, 1992,  Law No. 75

Thailand

• Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act 1992 (NEQA 1992) - The first environmental law entitled Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act was enacted in 1975, creating the National Environment Board (NEB) and the Office of National Environment Board (ONEB). This act was amended twice in 1978 and 1979, transfering the supervision of the office to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy.  Despite these two amendments, the country's environmental problems have not been effectively solved. The government, therefore, passed a new "Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act" in April 1992.  This new law has created three environmental organizations, namely the Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP), Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP), all of which are under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE).  (Click here for a full description of the wide variety of MOSTE organizations)
• Pollution Control Department (PCD) - established on June 4, 1992 under the Royal Decree on the Organizational Division of Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment B.E. 2535(1992).
• Air Emissions Standards
• Water Quality Standards
• Coastal Water Quality Standards
• Surface Water Quality Standards
• Effluent Standards
• Drinking Water Standards
• Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP)
• EnvironNet
• The Thai government recently issued several notifications requiring greater attention to environmental issues on the part of industry.  In particular, two notifications published on 13 February 1996 bring industrial factories and estates under the control of Pollution Control Officials and contain new requirements for the measurement, documentation and reporting of wastewater emissions to local officials. The notifications were dated 3 January 1996 and are titled:
• "Volume 3 Re: Prescribing standards controlling the release of effluent from industrial factory and industrial estate type sources of pollution" and
• "Volume 4 Re: Prescribing types of industrial factories and industrial estates which are sources of pollution which must control emissions of wastewater into public water courses or the environment"
Contact Taj Singusaha (Bangkok) Phone: (66-2) 236-6060 or FAX: (66-2) 236-6071
• Thailand Environment Institute - Founded in May 1993, the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on environmental management.  The Institute aims to play a catalytic role regarding environmental issues in Thailand, and interacts with government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia, the private sector, the media and the general public. TEI helps to formulate environmental policies at the national level and collaborates with various international organizations to promote environmental awareness at the global level.

Canada

• Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office/Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council Environmental Assessment Collection

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