Pakistan is partner to various international treaties and conventions on the conservation of environment and protection of wildlife. The country is obliged to adhere to commitments specified in these treaties. Pakistan is co-signatory to the following main international treaties and conventions: .

• International Plant Protection Convention, Rome, 1951;


• Plant Protection Agreement for the South-East Asia and Pacific Region (as amended), Rome, 1956;


• Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution Area in South-West Asia (as amended), Rome, 1963;


• Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 1971 and its amending Protocol, Paris, 1982;


• Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention), 1972;


• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Washington, 1973;


• Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Bonn, 1979;


• Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 1982;


• Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985;


• Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 1987 and amendments thereto;


• Agreement on the Network of Agriculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 1988;


• Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and Their Disposal, Basel, 1989;


• Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 1992;


• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Rio de Janeiro, 1992, and
• Kyoto Protocol, 1997.