International Environmental Agreements

Flashcards about international environmental agreements and strategies.

Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development

A global plan of action to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all, consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)

An international agreement between governments to ensure that trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

The main global environmental authority within the UN system.

Rio Declaration

A set of 27 principles to guide global sustainable development, seeking to protect the integrity of the environmental and developmental system.

Framework Convention on Climate Change

An international agreement focused on mitigating climate change and stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

Convention on Biological Diversity

An international treaty to conserve biological diversity, use it sustainably, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits.

New York Declaration on Forests

A global commitment to halt deforestation and restore degraded forests.

2015

The year Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development was established.

1973

The year CITES was signed.

1972

The year UNEP was founded.

1992

The year of the Earth Summit where the Rio Declaration was created.

1992

The year the Climate Change Convention was created.

1992

The year the Convention on Biological Diversity was created.

2014

The year the New York Declaration on Forests was created.

193

The number of member states in Agenda 2030.

183

The number of countries that are parties to CITES.

193

The number of countries that are members of UNEP.

178

The number of countries that agreed to the Rio Declaration.

197

The number of parties that agreed to the Climate Change Convention.

196

The number of countries that agreed to the Convention on Biological Diversity.