The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is one of three Conventions under international law which were displayed for signing at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Convention entered into force under international law on 29 December 1993. Germany has been a Party since then. more
The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place from 8 to 19 October 2012 in Hyderabad, India. The 6th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety under the CBD took place from 1 to 5 October. Background

At the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, the international community has launched the long overdue trend reversal to halt the ongoing destruction of nature. The meeting adopted ambitious decisions in three key areas. All Documents

Global momentum was gained in Bonn for the protection of nature. The decisions of the conference marked the return of nature and species conservation to the international environmental policy agenda.
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The results of the 8th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Curitiba (Brazil) could be seen as a solid base a solid basis for achieving substantial progress in the negotiations in Germany in 2008.
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