Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy: 2001-2005
Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Committee
Wetlands International - Asia Pacific, 2001
ISBN 983 9663 30 5
Annex 1: Accession to international conventions directly relevant to the conservation of waterbirds in the Asia-Pacific Region
| National and Territory |
International Conventions1
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Biological Diversity
|
CMS
|
Wetlands
|
|
| Afghanistan |
|
|
|
| Australia |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Azerbaijan2 |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
|
| Bangladesh |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Bhutan |
Yes
|
|
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
|
|
|
| Cambodia |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| China, People’s Republic of |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
Yes
|
| Cook Islands |
Yes
|
|
|
| East Timor |
|
|
|
| Fiji |
Yes
|
|
|
| France (French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna Islands) |
(Yes)
|
(Yes)
|
(Yes)
|
| India |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Indonesia |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
Yes
|
| Japan |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Kazakhstan |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
|
| Kyrgyzstan2 |
Yes
|
|
|
| Kiribati |
Yes
|
|
|
| Korea, People’s Democratic Republic of |
Yes
|
|
|
| Korea, Republic of |
|
|
Yes
|
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
Yes
|
|
|
| Malaysia |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Maldives |
Yes
|
|
|
| Marshall Islands |
Yes
|
|
|
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
Yes
|
|
|
| Mongolia |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Myanmar |
Yes
|
|
|
| Nauru |
Yes
|
|
|
| Nepal |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| New Zealand |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Niue |
Yes
|
|
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
|
|
(Yes)
|
| Pakistan |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Palau |
Yes
|
|
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Philippines |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Russian Federation |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
Yes
|
| Singapore |
Yes
|
|
|
| Solomon Islands |
Yes
|
|
|
| Sri Lanka |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Tajikistan2 |
Yes
|
|
Yes*
|
| Thailand |
|
|
Yes
|
| Tokelau |
(Yes)
|
|
(Yes)
|
| Tonga |
Yes
|
|
|
| Turkmenistan2 |
Yes
|
(Yes)
|
|
| Tuvalu |
|
|
|
| United Kingdom (Pitcairn Islands) |
(Yes)
|
(Yes)
|
(Yes)
|
| United States of America (Alaska, Hawaii and Guam) |
|
|
(Yes)
|
| United States of America (American Samoa) |
|
|
(Yes)
|
| Uzbekistan2 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes*
|
| Vanuatu |
Yes
|
|
|
| Viet Nam |
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
| Western Samoa |
Yes
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
45 (3) 83%
|
10 (3) 19%
|
28 (6) 52%
|
Notes:
Yes - nation is party to the convention, (Yes) - territory of a nation is party to the convention, Yes* Deposition of Declaration of Succession, (Yes) - a non Contracting Party to CMS, but a member of agreements on waterbirds under CMS.
1 Wetlands - Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention); list as at 31 December 2000.
CMS - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention); list as at 31 December 2000.
Biological Diversity - Convention on Biological Diversity; list as at 31 December 2000.
2 Nations belonging to the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) have undertaken in the Alma-Ata Declaration of 21 December 1991 to guarantee "in conformity with their legislative procedures, the fulfilment of international obligations, stemming from the agreements signed by the former USSR". In December 2000, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan are still to confirm their membership of the Ramsar Convention.
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