Weapons | Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction | Reductions in injuries, death, and disabilities due to land mines, especially in post-conflict situations |
Drugs and medical devices | US Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act | Restricts export of drugs and devices not approved for use in the USA |
Narcotic and psychotropic drugs | Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988) | Limits trade in psychotropic drugs to prevent illegal sales and use |
Persistent organic pollutants | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001) | Governs production, use, and trade in substances that accumulate in the environment and pose a substantial threat to human, animal, and plant life |
Hazardous waste | Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) | Governs production, transportation, storage, management, and disposal of hazardous waste. Prohibits import or export of hazardous wastes to non-parties |
Endangered species | Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1972) | Strict controls on trade in covered species, completely banned in threatened species |