The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) was established in 1992 by FAO in recognition of the increasing roles of the IPPC.

The Secretariat is hosted by FAO and its Headquarters is in Rome, Italy. The staff of the IPPC Secretariat currently consists of a Secretary, a Coordinator and several professional officers and administrative staff. The Secretariat is also complemented by contracting parties providing staff resources through various contributions.

The Convention to Ban the importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Readioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous wastes within the South Pacific Region. It represents the Regional implementation of the international regime for controlling the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes .

The Protocol on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians was adopted on 12 October 2017 by the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention, held in Lillafüred, Hungary. The Protocol has not yet entered into force.