ERMC/AUA.: State of the Environment Armenia
Participation of Armenia in the International Environmental Conventions
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NAME PLACE AND DATE |
In force |
Signed |
Ratified |
Carrying out activity
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| 1 | Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar,1971) |
21.12. 1975 |
The program is preparing on improvement of Ramsar-sites in Armenia | ||
| 2 | Convention on Biological Diversity(Rio-de-Janeiro, 1992) |
21.03. 1994 |
1992 |
14.05. 1993 |
The national strategy, action plan and First National Report are preparing |
| 3 | UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change
(Rio-de-Janeiro, 1992) |
21.03. 1994 |
1992 |
14.05. 1993 |
The First National Report is under preparation |
| 4 | Convention on Long-range Transboundary
Air Pollution
(Geneva, 1979) |
1983 |
21.02 1997 |
The information on pollution
was regularly sent to the MSC-Vostok. Now is preparing the information
for the Secretariat of Convention.
We participate in the elaboration of Protocols and in negotiation processes in the frames of Convention |
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| 5 | Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context(Espoo, 1991) |
10.09 1997 |
21.02 1997 |
The Program on Convention implementation on the national level is preparing | |
| 6 | Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents(Helsinki, 1992) |
21.02. 1997 |
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| 7 | Convention on Combat Desertification (Paris, 1994) |
27.09. 1996 |
1994 |
02.07. 1997 |
The National Action program is preparing |
| 8 | Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel, 1989) |
05.05. 1992 |
On-going activity on ratification
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| 9 | Convention for the Protection
of the Ozone Layer(Vienna, 1985)
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal, 1987) |
1985
1987 |
- The National Program on the
refuse of the ozone layer depleting substances is preparing
- On-going activity on ratification
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Co-ordinating body and principal executor on the national level is Ministry of Nature Protection.
Commissions on conventions implementation consist of representatives of interested Ministries, Institutes, NGOs.
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