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Species-Specific

• Birds
  • Convention for the Protection of Birds Useful to Agriculture (1902)
    • (French, German, Italian versions)
    • (English translation, original in French & German)

  • Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment (Tokyo, 6 February 1974)
  • Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China for the Protection of Migratory Birds and their Environment (Canberra, 20 October 1986)

• Cetaceans
  • International Agreements
    • COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 812/2004 of 26 April 2004 Laying Down Measures Concerning Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries and Amending Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (pdf)
    • International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (1946)
    • Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
    • ASCOBANS (PDF)
  • Baltic/North Seas
    • Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (1991)
      • Recovery Plan for the Baltic Harbour Porpoise (pdf)
  • Black Sea
    • Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) (1996)
      • Text of treaty in French
      • Text of Annex I in Spanish
  • Mediterranean
    • Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) (1996)
      • Text of treaty in French
      • Text of Annex I in Spanish
    • Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea (1991)
    • Mediterranean (Ligurian) Whale Sanctuary (1999)
      • WWF Press Release
      • English version
      • Italian version
      • French version
  • North Atlantic
    • Agreement on Cooperation in Research, Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic (1992)
  • Pacific Region
    • Pacific Cetaceans MoU in English and French (2004) (pdf)

• Sea Turtles
  • Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (1996)(PDF)
  • Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Malaysia on the Establishment of the Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area (1996)
  • Cooperative Agreement for the Conservation of Sea Turtles of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama (1998)
  • Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa
  • Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and Their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (2000) (PDF)

• Flora
  • International Plant Protection Committee (1951)
  • International Tropical Timber Agreement (1983)
  • International Tropical Timber Agreement (1994)
  • FAO, International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources (2001)

• Polar Bears
  • Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears (1973)

• Marine Mammals
  • Agreement on Cooperation in Research, Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals in the North Atlantic (1992)
    • Provisions for the Joint NAMMCO Control Scheme for the Hunting Of Marine Mammals (1996)
  • Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972)
  • Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals (1956)

• Other Mammals
  • Convention for the Conservation and Management of the Vicuna (1979)
  • Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of The United States of America on the Conservation of the Porcupine Caribou Herd (1987)