help preserve fish stocks. The Laws of the Sea Convention is another international environmental treaty the United States needs to participate in. This convention supports laws that were created to regulate the uses and the conservation of the oceans as well as laws that enforce the previous laws. There are animals throughout the world that are near extinction. The United States needs to continue to support international environmental policies that help save endangered species. A good example of a treaty that was created and worked was the CITES. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, also knows as the Endangered Species Act, was ratified by the United States January 14, 1974. This international agreement has helped protect endangered species in many countries by the countries agreeing to not allow commercial trade of wildlife species that are in danger of extinction. Mainly because of this agreement, South Africa has seen a growth in the elephant population. Hence, a good example that international cooperation can work and benefit the environment.Desertficiation and deforestation are environmental issues that need to be worked on internationally. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, also known as CCCD, is a preventive measure that coordinates the efforts of different countries to stop desertification, which is the degradation of arable, dry, land. Over 120 countries participated in this convention in 1996, which is important because almost a fourth of the global land is threatened to sub come to desertification. The United States has signed but not ratified this treaty. The G-7 Pilot Program for the Conservation of the Brazilian Rainforest, also knows as “PPG-7”, is a program that was created to help Brazil conserve rainforests. It promoted community involvement and was a great success. The European Union and United States has supported this program. In President-Ele...
