Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Federal Republic of Germany on cooperation in the sphere of environmental protection

СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ СОЮЗА СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ФЕДЕРАТИВНОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ГЕРМАНИИ О СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ В ОБЛАСТИ ОХРАНЫ ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДЫ

The Parties have agreed to cooperate in the following fields: 1) protection of the atmospheric air against pollution; 2) protection of water against pollution; 3) prevention of disasters that may cause negative environmental impact; 4) recycling of waste; 5) noise pollution control; 6) ecosystem preservation; 6) forest conservation; 7) climate change; 8) environmental monitoring (art. 2). The cooperation shall be carried out in the following forms: 1) exchange of experience; 2) exchange of scientific and technical documentation and sharing the results of research; 3) exchange of experts; 4) organization and joint conduct of conferences, symposia and consultations of experts; 5) joint projects, experiments and expeditions (art. 8).