| Step # | Instruction | Additional notes |
| 1 | Click on (or copy) links in the “Clickable link” column (B) in the “treaty_update_list” tab of this spreadsheet | |
| 2 | If it is a single treaty identify any amendments, protocols, agreements etc. that were made 2012 or later. | If you have questions over the definitions of amendment, protocol, or agreement see the definitions section of the IEA website (see the difference between an agreement or a nonagreement): http://iea.uoregon.edu/page.php?query=static&file=definitions.htm |
| 3 | If it is a list of treaties, amendments, protocols, etc. then identify any of these that A) appear to be environmental AND B) were signed in 2012 or later | |
| 4 | If the link does not take you directly to a treaty, or list of treaties, find an overview, list of documents or list of treaties on the website. | It is helpful to check the About link, the documents link, and the news/updates link in the various site submenus. The About link usually provides a history that includes the most recent updates (amendments or protocols) to the agreement. The documents links will require you to search, by year is usually the most efficient. Be aware that sometimes you may need to create an account to access the documents themselves. |
| 5 | If you need to go to a different URL or get redirected, please copy the new URL back into the spreadsheet, overwriting the one provided. | |
| 6 | If you find treaties that are environmental and post-2012, check if they are on the following link, check for all agreements in 2012 or later – the exact day/month may be wrong but the year should not be. | |
| | 2012-14 >> | http://iea.uoregon.edu/page.php?query=base_agreement_list&name=Multilateral%20Environmental%20Agreements%20for%202013&where=start&InclusionEQ=MEA&Sig_YearGE=2012 |
| 7 | For any that are NOT in the IEA Database, copy the relevant information into the “New Agreements” tab — each COLUMN in that tab is described below. | If you are uncertain about a treaty include it in the “new_agreements” tab anyway if it appears to be an agreement, protocol, etc. It’s better to have them checked and be wrong then to not include them at all. The “New Agreements” tab has one example in there just to help clarify what the columns are for. |
| | ***Try to find a link to the full treaty text AND save the file using the TEXT URL and Filename fields*** | |
| | Sig_Date | Signature date entered as YYYYMMDD |
| | Sig_Place | Place of signature |
| | EIF_Date | Entry into force date entered as YYYYMMDD |
| | Treaty_Name | Copy the full name of the treaty |
| | Lineage | Copy this from the “Update List” tab |
| | URL of LIST | This should be the URL from the “Update List” tab (as revised if you get redirected) |
| | Members | Enter the names of countries IF there are 10 or fewer — if there are more than 10, don’t bother |
| | Multilateral | Enter either Bilateral (2 countries) or Multilateral (3 or more countries) |
| | Original_Type | Enter this as Agreement, Protocol, or Amendment |
| | TEXT URL | This should be the URL that links to the Text of the specific agreement |
| | Filename | This should be the name you give to the file that you get when you save the file from the TEXT URL |
| 8 | Repeat this for ALL agreements that are 2012 or later, if they are not on the Multilateral Environmental Agreements list. | |
| 9 | When complete with EACH website that is a list, change the “Date checked” column in treaty_update_list tab to the date you completed it | |
| 10 | Use the “Notes” field in the treaty_update_list tab to keep track of any problems, obstacles, errors, questions you have for each thing in the Update list | |
| 11 | Also, use the “Notes” field in the New Agreements” tab to keep track of problems etc. related to a specific agreement | |
| | THANKS! | |
Ronald B. Mitchell, Professor 