CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. International environmental agreements (IEAs) are signed treaties that regulate or manage human impact on the environment in an effort to protect it.Provides the text of the convention and related agreements, conference of the parties (COP) proceedings, and documents and decisions. The present Convention shall be open for signature at Washington until 30th April 1973 and thereafter at Berne until 31st December 1974. The preparation and publication of the fifth edition of the Covenant is a project of the Elisabeth Haub. Foundation for Environmental Law and Policy, Germany. This is a list of international environmental agreements. Most of the following agreements are legally binding for countries that have formally ratified them. The member States of the ILO meet at the Conference, held every year in Geneva, Switzerland, in the month of June. World Health Organization.