Three of the agreements concluded under the auspices of the Convention are relevant to Israel: Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS), Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), and African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA). Israel ratified the Convention in 1978, and is a signatory to the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity. These targets are to be developed in the future as part of the NBS roadmap.