TABLE 5 Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 December 2002
Country/territory	CBD	UNFCCC	Kyoto Protocol	CCD	CITES	Ramsar Convention	World Heritage Convention
Africa
Algeria	X	X		X	X	X	X
Angola	X	X		X			X
Benin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Botswana	X	X		X	X	X	X
Burkina Faso	X	X		X	X	X	X
Burundi	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cameroon	X	X		X	X		X
Cape Verde	X	X		X			X
Central African Republic	X	X		X	X		X
Chad	X	X		X	X	X	X
Comoros	X	X		X	X	X	X
Congo	X	X		X	X	X	X
Côte d'Ivoire	X	X		X	X	X	X
Dem. Rep. of the Congo	X	X		X	X	X	X
Djibouti	X	X	X	X	X
Egypt	X	X		X	X	X	X
Equatorial Guinea	X	X	X	X	X
Eritrea	X	X		X	X		X
Ethiopia	X	X		X	X		X
Gabon	X	X		X	X	X	X
Gambia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ghana	X	X		X	X	X	X
Guinea	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Guinea-Bissau	X	X		X	X	X
Kenya	X	X		X	X	X	X
Lesotho	X	X	X	X
Liberia	X	X	X	X	X		X
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	X	X		X		X	X
Madagascar	X	X		X	X	X	X
Malawi	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mali	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mauritania	X	X		X	X	X	X
Mauritius	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mozambique	X	X		X	X		X
Namibia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Niger	X	X		X	X	X	X
Nigeria	X	X		X	X	X	X
Rwanda	X	X		X	X		X
Sao Tome and Principe	X	X		X	X
Senegal	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Seychelles	X	X	X	X	X		X
Sierra Leone	X	X		X	X	X
Somalia				X	X
South Africa	X	X		X	X	X	X
Sudan	X	X		X	X		X
Swaziland	X	X		X	X
Togo	X	X		X	X	X	X
Tunisia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Uganda	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
United Republic of Tanzania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Zambia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Zimbabwe	X	X		X	X		X
Asia
Afghanistan	X	X		X	X		X
Armenia	X	X		X		X	X
Azerbaijan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bahrain	X	X		X		X	X
Bangladesh	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bhutan	X	X			X		X
Brunei Darussalam					X
Cambodia	X	X		X	X	X	X
China	X	X		X	X	X	X
Cyprus	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea	X	X					X
Georgia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
India	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Indonesia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	X	X		X	X	X	X
Iraq							X
Israel	X	X		X	X	X	X
Japan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Jordan	X	X		X	X	X	X
Kazakhstan	X	X		X	X		X
Kuwait	X	X		X	X		X
Kyrgyzstan	X	X		X			X
Lao People's Dem. Rep.	X	X		X			X
Lebanon	X	X		X		X	X
Malaysia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Maldives	X	X	X	X			X
Mongolia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Myanmar	X	X		X	X		X
Nepal	X	X		X	X	X	X
Oman	X	X		X			X
Pakistan	X	X		X	X	X	X
Philippines	X	X		X	X	X	X
Qatar	X	X		X	X		X
Republic of Korea	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Saudi Arabia	X	X		X	X		X
Singapore	X	X		X	X
Sri Lanka	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Syrian Arab Republic	X	X		X		X	X
Tajikistan	X	X		X		X	X
Thailand		X	X	X	X	X	X
Timor-Leste
Turkey	X			X	X	X	X
Turkmenistan	X	X	X	X			X
United Arab Emirates	X	X		X	X		X
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Viet Nam	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Yemen	X	X		X	X		X
Europe
Albania	X	X		X		X	X
Andorra				X			X
Austria	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Belarus	X	X		X	X	X	X
Belgium and Luxembourg	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bosnia and Herzegovina	X	X				X	X
Bulgaria	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Croatia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Czech Republic	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Denmark	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Estonia	X	X	X		X	X	X
Finland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Germany	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Greece	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hungary	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Iceland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ireland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Italy	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Latvia	X	X	X		X	X	X
Liechtenstein	X	X		X	X	X
Lithuania	X	X			X	X	X
Malta	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Netherlands	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Norway	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Poland	X	X		X	X	X	X
Portugal	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Republic of Moldova	X	X		X	X	X	X
Romania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Russian Federation	X	X			X	X	X
San Marino	X	X		X			X
Slovakia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Slovenia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Spain	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sweden	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Switzerland	X	X		X	X	X	X
The FYR of Macedonia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Ukraine	X	X		X	X	X	X
United Kingdom	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Yugoslavia	X	X			X	X	X
North and Central America
Antigua and Barbuda	X	X	X	X	X		X
Bahamas	X	X	X	X	X	X
Barbados	X	X	X	X	X		X
Belize	X	X		X	X	X	X
Canada	X	X		X	X	X	X
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dominica	X	X		X	X		X
Dominican Republic	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
El Salvador	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Greenland
Grenada	X	X	X	X	X		X
Guatemala	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Haiti	X	X		X			X
Honduras	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Jamaica	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nicaragua	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Panama	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	X	X		X	X		X
Saint Lucia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Saint Vincent and Grenadines	X	X		X	X
Trinidad and Tobago	X	X	X	X	X	X
United States		X		X	X	X	X
United States Virgin Islands
Oceania
American Samoa
Australia	X	X		X	X	X	X
Cook Islands	X	X	X	X
Fiji	X	X	X	X	X		X
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati	X	X	X	X			X
Marshall Islands	X	X		X			X
Micronesia	X	X	X	X			X
Nauru	X	X	X	X
New Caledonia
New Zealand	X	X		X	X	X	X
Niue	X	X	X	X			X
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau	X	X	X	X			X
Papua New Guinea	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Samoa	X	X	X	X			X
Solomon Islands	X	X		X			X
Tonga	X	X		X
Vanuatu	X	X	X	X	X		X
South America
Argentina	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bolivia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chile	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Colombia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ecuador	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Guyana	X	X		X	X		X
Paraguay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Peru	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Suriname	X	X		X	X	X	X
Uruguay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Venezuela	X	X		X	X	X	X

Note: The regional breakdown reflects geographic rather than economic or political groupings.