Basel Convention: Basel Secretariat, Geneva Executive Center
Web: www.unep.ch/basel/index.html
Fax: 4122-797-3454

Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact: CBD Secretariat 393, Saint. Jacques Street, Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9; Tel: +1-(514)-288-2220; Fax: +1-(514)-288-6588
E-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org, Web: http://www.biodiv.org

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Contact CITES Secretariat, International Environment House, Chemin des Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: (+4122) 917-8139/40, Fax: (+4122) 797-3417, Email: cites@unep.ch, Web:http://www.cites.org/

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
Contact Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-2220, New York, New York 10017, USA, Tel: + 1 212-963-3170, Fax: + 1-212-963-4260, E-mail: dsd@un.org, Web: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm

Convention on Migratory Species
Scientific Council Meeting, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Contact: UNEP/CMS Secretariat;
UN Premises in Bonn; Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8, D-53175 Bonn, Germany;
Tel: +49-228-815-2401/2; Fax: +49-228-815-2449
Email: cms@unep.de
Web: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/
Deputy Coordinator: Douglas Hykle
Coordinator: Arnulf Muller-Helmbrecht

Desertification
Convention to combat desertification, COP II, Dakar, Senegal).
Contact: CCD Secretariat; Tel: +44-22-979-9419; Fax: +44-22-979-9030
Email: secretariat@unccd.ch ; secretariat.incd@unep.ch
Info Officer: Ms. Nada Osseiran
Web: http://www.unccd.ch

GEF Secretariat;
1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA;
Tel: +1-202-473-3202; Fax: +1-202-522-3240/3245
Contact: Marie Morgan at the GEF Secretariat
Tel: +1-202-473-1128; Fax: +1-202-522-3240
Web: http://www.gefweb.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada, & Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Web: http://www.iisd.ca
Email: reception@iisdpost.iisd.ca

International Tropical Timber Organization
International Organizations Center, 5th Floor, Pacifico-Yokohama 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012 Japan, Phone:(81-45) 223-1110 Fax:(81-45) 223-1111,
e-mail: itto@itto.or.jp, Web: http://www.itto.or.jp/Index.html

Independent World Commission on Oceans
Secretariat, Geneva
Tel: +41-22-710-0711;  Fax: +41-22-710-0722
Email: secretariat@world-oceans.org

Intergovermental Forum on Forests
Contact: Secretariat, Intergovernmental Forum on Forests;
Division of Sustainable Development, UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs,
United Nations, Two UN Plaza, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017 USA
Tel: +1-212-963-6208; Fax: +1-212-963-3463
Email: hurtubia@un.org
Web: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iff.htm
Tage Michaelsen; michaelsen@un.org

IWCO: Web: http://www.waterland.net/iwco/

International Whaling Commission (NOT CONVENTION)
Contact: The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, UK CB4 9NP
Tel: +44 (0)1223 233971; Fax: +44 (0)1223 232876; e-mail: iwc@iwcoffice.org, Web:http://www.iwcoffice.org/Index.htm

International Maritime Organisation IMO
4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7 SR, UK
Fax: +(44 171) 587 3210
Email: rkohn@imo.org,info@imo.org
Web:www.imo.org
Information Officer: Roger Kohn

International Seabed Authority/UN Convention on Law of the Sea (SPLOS)
Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, NY Office of Legal Affairs
Email: doalos@un.org Web:http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm
Information Officer: Mr. Gwenda Matthews
Director: Mr. Maritala Hayashi

Linkages: Journal, Malena Sell, Email:lmalena@iisd.org

Montreal Protocol
Secretariat for Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, Nairobi
Tel: +(254-2) 62-1234/62-3851 ;  Fax: +(254-2) 52-1930/62-3913
Web:http://www.unep.ch/ozone/index.shtml

Persitent Organic Pollutants
Contact UNEP chemicals (IRPTC)
Tel: +41 (22) 979-9111;   Fax: +41 (22) 797-3460
Web:http://www.chem.unep.ch/sc/ email: IRPTC@unep.ch

Prior Informed Consent
More information on FAO and UNEP's activities relating to the PIC procedure can be found at:
Web:http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/pesticid/pic/pichome.htm, http://www.pic.int/

UNEP's information unit for conventions
Web:www.unep.ch/conventions/

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
Web:http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/

UNEP Chemicals
(IRPTC) P.O. Box 356 15 chemin des Anémones, Châtelaine CH-1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 979 9172 ;   Fax: (+41 22) 797 3460
E-mail: esobakina@unep.ch , atuxen@unep.ch

UNEP
Governing Council Secretariat
Tel: +254-2-623411
Fax: +254-2-623929
Email: beverly.miller@unep.org Web:www.unep.ch/iuc.html ; or try: www.unep.org
Mr. Strike Mkandla
Coordinator, Outreach and Major Group Unit
Info and Public Affairs Branch (IPA)
PO Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-2-623106
Fax: +254-2-623-927
Email: strike.mkandla@unep.org

UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)
Contact: UNFCCC Secretariat; Bonn, Germany;
Tel: +49-228-815-1000; Fax: +49-228-815-1999
Email: secretariat@unfccc.de
Web: http://www.unfccc.de/
or, try UNEP's information unit for conventions: Web:www.unep.ch/iuc.html
Mr. Michael Williams
Email: mwilliams@unep.ch 

UNDP/UNFPA
UNFPA, NY
Tel: + 1 212 297 5020
Fax: +1 212 557 6416
Web:www.unfpa.org/

WTO
WTO Secretariat, Environment Division
Contact: Scott Vaughan
Email: webmaster@wto.org Web:www.wto.org
WTO trade and development center: www.itd.org/

Contact: The Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland , Switzerland, Tel. +41 22 999 0170, Fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail: ramsar@ramsar.org
Web: www.ramsar.org/

2nd International Conference on Wetlands and Developmentd. Dakar, Senegal). Contact: Wetlands International
-AEME; Marijkeweg 11, PO Box 7002, 6700 CA Wageningen, The Netherlands;
Tel: +31-317-474-711; Fax: +31-317-474-712
Email: pierce@wetlands.agro.nl
Web: http://www.wetlands.agro.nl/wetlands_senegal.html.)
or, for the 7th COP meeting in May' 99,
Look up: http//w3.iprolink.ch/iucnlib/themes/ramsar.index_cop7.htm
Information officer: Ms. Mireille Katz
Secretary General: Mr. Delamar Blasco