Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution

The Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution is a legally binding agreement to prevent future transboundary air pollution. Eight protocols have extended the Convention since its entry into force. The Protocols limits specific actions with the ultimate goal of phasing out the emissions of specific chemicals: The 1984 Protocol on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP); The 1985 Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent; The 1988 Protocol concerning the Control of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes; The 1991 Protocol concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes; The 1994 Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions; The 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals; The 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); and The 1999 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone. This web site contains the texts of the Convention, the eight Protocols, monitoring data, and several other related documents. The Convention and Protocol texts are available in English, Russian, and French, as are most documents on this web site.