treaties

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea resulted from the third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) between 1973 and 1982 and reforms the Law of the Sea Treaty, which formally outlines modern international policy regarding the oceans and marine resources.

In 1971, the United Nations initiates the ratification of the Seabed Arms Control Treaty, which protects the world’s seabeds from the introduction of nuclear weapons and waste.

The first United Nations conference on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS I) was held in Geneva in 1958. It sought to codify various aspects of the law of the sea, including the conservation of living resources.

The commission provides mechanisms for resolving matters over waters bordering Canada and the USA.

The Madrid Protocol provides for comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems.

The agreement between Canada and the United States concerns the quality of the Great Lakes Water Basin.

The 1992 international convention articulates a legally binding obligation to maintain the integrity of ecosystems.

Guano, one of the main export goods in South America in the mid-nineteenth century, becomes a central cause of the Chincha Islands War.