Environment Bodies
World Organizations · पर्यावरण निकाय · 15 facts
UNEP HQ in Nairobi Kenya for global environment
IPCC assesses climate change science HQ in Geneva
IUCN HQ in Gland Switzerland for nature conservation
WWF World Wildlife Fund HQ in Gland Switzerland
Greenpeace HQ in Amsterdam Netherlands environmental activism
CITES regulates international wildlife trade HQ Geneva
UNFCCC coordinates global climate action HQ Bonn Germany
GEF Global Environment Facility finances environment projects
Ramsar Convention protects wetlands of international importance
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity signed at Rio 1992
IUCN publishes the Red List of Threatened Species
Paris Agreement on climate signed in 2015 under UNFCCC
India ratified Paris Climate Agreement in October 2016
Montreal Protocol 1987 protects ozone layer globally
Kyoto Protocol 1997 set binding emission targets for developed nations