International Agreements
CITES/Washington Convention Ramsar World Heritage Convention Bonn Convention IATA (International Air Transport Association) IWC (The International Whaling Commission)
The OIE, which has 167 member countries, has agreed international standards on the transport and slaughter of live animals. These include: -
OIE Home Page CITES/Washington ConventionThe Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, entered into force on 1 July 1975 and now has a membership of 167 countries.
CITES Home Page RamsarThe Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international co-operation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 112 Contracting Parties to the Convention. IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)'s information on the Ramsar Convention World Heritage ConventionConvention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972. Protecting natural and cultural properties of outstanding universal value against the threat of damage in a rapidly developing world UNESCO Web Pages on the World Heritage Convention Bonn ConventionThe Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 1979 (also known as CMS or the Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. Since the Convention's entry into force on 1 November 1983, its membership has grown steadily to include 51 Parties The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) Web Site, which includes information on the Bonn Convention IATA (International Air Transport Association)The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an association of airlines founded in 1945 by airline operators seeking to promote "safe, regular, and economical air transport." IATA publishes Live Animal Regulations (in English, French, Spanish and Chinese). These regulations are the industry's minimum standards for the international transport of animals. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - CITES - now recommend that its parties adopt the Live Animal Regulations as their official guidelines for the transportation of endangered species. IATA has its European office in Geneva and its head office in Montreal. Copies of the
Regulations can be obtained direct from IATA at: IWC (The International Whaling Commission)The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the international body responsible for the regulation of whaling. The IWC was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which was signed in Washington DC on 2 December 1946. The purpose of the Convention was to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry. But the IWC's attitude toward whaling has changed over the years - towards protection of whales, rather than exploitation. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society 
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