International and Regional Environmental Treaties to which Jamaica is a Party
1. International Plant Protection Convention, Rome, 1951
Accession: 24 November, 1969
2. Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, Geneva, 1958
Accession: 8 October, 1965
3. Convention on the Continental Shelf, Geneva, 1958
Accession: 8 October, 1965
Entry into force: 7 November, 1965
4. Convention on the High Seas, Geneva , 1958
Succession: October, 1965
Entry into force: 30 September, 1962
5. Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas Geneva.
29 April, 1958
6. Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water, Moscow, 1963
Ratification: 22 November, 1991
7. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies, London, Moscow, Washington, 1967
Ratification: 10 August, 1970
8. Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea Bed and the Ocean Floor and the Subsoil thereof, Washington, 1971 Ratification: 30 July, 1986
9. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on their Destruction, London, Moscow,
Washington, 1972
Accession: 13 August, 1975
10. Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Paris, 1972
Acceptance: 14 June, 1983
11. Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (as amended), London, Mexico City, Moscow, [Washington], 1972 Ratification: 22 March, 1991
12. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, London, 1973
Ratification: 13 June, 1991
13. Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, London, 1973
Ratification: 13 June, 1991
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 1982
Ratification: 21 March, 1983
15. Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena de Indias, 1983 Ratification: 1 May, 1 987
16. Protocol concerning Cooperation in Combatting Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region
Entry into force: 1 May, 1987
17. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985
Accession- 31 March, 1993 Entry into force: 29 June, 1 993
18. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987
Accession- 31 March, 1993 Entry into force: 29 June, 1 993
19. London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, London, 1990
Ratification-. 31 March, 1993
20. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New York, 1992
Instrument of accession deposited: 6 January, 1995, effective 5 April, 1995
21. Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
Instrument of accession deposited: 6 January, 1995, effective 5 April, 1995