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CITES
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), signed 1973, is a treaty of 185 Parties regulating wildlife trade through a permit system and three Appendices covering over 41,000 species.
Convention on International Civil Aviation
The Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention, Doc 7300), signed 7 December 1944 by 52 States and in force 4 April 1947, is the constitution of ICAO, establishing airspace sovereignty, SARPs Annexes, and 193 parties.
Energy Charter Treaty
Energy Charter Treaty (ECT): multilateral energy investment and trade agreement signed 17 December 1994, in force 16 April 1998, with Article 26 ISDS arbitration; modernised 2022-2024 amid mass European withdrawals including the EU in 2025.
Fair trade coffee
Fair trade coffee is coffee marketed through certification schemes, led by Fairtrade International, that assure growers a $1.80 per pound floor price, a community premium, and audited standards.
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol (京都議定書), the 1997 UNFCCC treaty adopted in Kyoto, Japan, binding 37 industrialized states and the EU to cut greenhouse gases about 5% below 1990 levels (2008-2012), with CDM, JI, and emissions trading; Doha Amendment's second period ended 2020.
Malaysia–Singapore Water Agreements
The Malaysia–Singapore Water Agreements are treaties under which Singapore buys raw water from Malaysia's Johor state; four were signed between 1927 and 1990, and the 1962 agreement runs until 2061.
Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty that sets binding phase-out schedules for ozone-depleting substances. It has phased out about 99 percent of these substances globally.
Timor Sea Treaty
The Timor Sea Treaty is a treaty between East Timor and Australia, signed at Dili on 20 May 2002, creating a joint petroleum development area with 90 percent of production going to East Timor.