final apes

Montreal Protocol

A commitment by 24 nations to reduce CFC production by 50 percent by the year 2000.

Kyoto Protocol

An international agreement to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases from industrialized countries by 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012.

Paris Climate Agreement

A pledge by 196 countries to keep global warming less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, also known as the Paris Climate Accord.

Lacey Act

A U.S. act that prohibits interstate shipping of all illegally harvested plants and animals.

Marine Mammal Protection Act

A 1972 U.S. law that prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the United States and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts.

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a 1973 treaty to control the international trade of threatened plants and animals.