Editing Conservation in Australia (section)

===International environmental law===
International agreements that affect conservation policy in Australia.

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!Entry in force
!Title, date, place of agreement
|-
|1948
|[[International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling]], 1946, Washington
|-
|1961
|[[Antarctic Treaty]], 1959, Washington
|-
|1975
|[[Ramsar Convention|Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat]], 1971, Ramsar
|-
|1975
|Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972, Paris
|-
|1975
|[[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]] (CITES), 1973, Washington
|-
|1982
|Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources, 1980, Canberra
|-
|1983
|Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979, Bonn
|-
|1985
|International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983, Geneva
|-
|1993
|[[Convention on Biological Diversity]], 1992, Rio de Janeiro, leading to Australia's [[Biodiversity Action Plan]]
|-
|1993
|[[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]] in those Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, 1994, Paris
|-
|1994
| [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]], 1982, Montego Bay
|-
|1994
|[[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]], 1992, New York
|}