Treaties
Congo-Brazzaville is party to a number of treaties that support protection of the natural environment and sustainability. These include:
Kyoto Protocol to the Convention on Climate Change – December 11, 1997; entered into force February 16, 2005; Congo entered February 12, 2007
Influential international treaty designed to effectively reduce global warming through legally binding measures brought forth through joint agreements made by countries around the globe.
The UN Treaty on Desertification – June 17, 1994; entered into force December 1996
International treaty restricting or preventing all types of land use that may lead to desertification.
Tropical Timber 94 – January 26, 1994 – entered into force January 1, 1997
International treaty ensuring that by the year 2000 exports of tropical timber originated from sustainably managed sources and to establish a fund to assist tropical timber producers in obtaining the resources necessary to reach this objective. Replaced the International Tropical Timber Agreement of 1983.
Biodiversity Convention – treaty signed during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero – June 5, 1992; entered into force December 29, 1993. International treaty to sustain life on earth through conservation of biological diversity. Its objectives include the utilization of genetic resources and the protection of sustainable elements in the environment.
Basel Convention on the Control of Movements of Hazardous Wastes – March 22, 1989; entered into force May 5, 1992; Congo entered April 20, 2007
International treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries.
The Ramsar Convention – February 2, 1971; entered into force December 21, 1975
The first intergovernmental, international treaty on conservation and sustainable use for wetlands recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – September 16, 1987; entered into force January 1, 1989 Congo entered November 16, 1994;
Landmark international agreement designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out harmful compounds by 2000. Additionally, the treaty limits pollutants that have an adverse effect on human health. The intention is through precautionary measures, equitable control of depletive substances can be managed globally.
Vienna Convention on Protection of the Ozone Layer – 1985; entered into force 1988; Congo entered November 16, 1994
Served as a framework for the international efforts to protect the ozone layer. Legally binding detail outlined in Montreal Protocol.