Climate & Health — Basel Convention 1992 — Global Issues — Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1989 — Rotterdam Convention 2004 — Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 2004
Share of parties to global environmental treaties
Share of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste and other chemicals that meet their reporting commitments.
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