The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (discussed in the October 24, 1997 Scout Report) Third Conference of the Parties (COP-3) takes place in Kyoto, Japan from December 1-10, 1997. The Official Site features the full text of the Convention (with chronological and alphabetical listing of ratifiers in the last five years), official documents in five languages from all three Conferences of the Parties, and a beginners guide to the Convention. The guide explains the issues of climate change and global warming in the form of understandable answers to a set of five questions. In addition, official sessions are available live and will also be archived (in RealPlayer format).