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The UNFCCC is an international treaty that aims to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate.

The Montreal Protocol controls substances that harm the ozone layer, and is considered to be the most successful environmental treaty to date.

Multilateral Environmental Agreements are legally binding instruments that are of a wider geographic scope than bilateral agreements between two states.

The Stockholm Convention is an international treaty that aims to ban or limit production and use of persistent organic pollutants

The Basel Convention is a legally binding international treaty that aims to limit international movements of hazardous waste, especially from developed to less developed countries.

The Rotterdam Convention is an international treaty that aims to protect people from hazardous substances that are exported from other nations