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The Convention on Biological Diversity text was opened for signature on the 5th of June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. By its closing date on the 4th of June 1993, the Convention had received 168 signatures.
The Convention on Biological Diversity has three main goals which are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. The agreement covers all ecosystems, species, and genetic resources while linking traditional conservation efforts to economic goals.
As of April 2024, the acting executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity is Astrid Schomaker. The CBD Secretariat based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada operates under UNEP and organizes meetings and drafts documents.
Non-UN member states that have ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity include the Cook Islands, Niue, and the State of Palestine. As of 2016, the Convention has 196 Parties including 195 states and the European Union.
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization was adopted on the 29th of October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. It entered into force on the 12th of October 2014.