international treaty to sustain and protect the diversity of life on Earth.

This is an international legal instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity that went into force in December 1993. It currently (July 2016) has 196 parties and 168 signa [..]

An international legally binding United Nations treaty to deliver national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. It has three main goals: the conservation of biodiversit [..]

The convention on biological diversity (CBD) is an international treaty formulated to conserve biodiversity. CBD came into force on December 29, 1993. It is informally known as biodiversity convention [..]

(CBD) The CBD, negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, and entered into force on [..]

An international legally binding treaty that has the goal to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

This is an International Treaty that was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Convention has three main goals: 1. Conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); 2. Sustainable use of its components; and 3. Fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.

An international agreement adopted at the United Nations Convention on the Environment and Development (UNCED) - Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The three main goals of the Convention are [..]

A United Nations treaty signed by Canada in June 1992 in which Canada agreed to work to prevent the introduction of invasive alien species and to control and eradicate those species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or other species.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was negotiated in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). It pursued three primary goals: 1. c [..]