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 that sets a goal for global emissions of greenhouse gases from all industrialized countries to be reduced 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 leveis. 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.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): A 1973 treaty formed to control the international trade of threatened plants and animals.