Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.cbd.int
Founded
1993-12-29
History
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Promote the objectives of the treaty, namely: conservation of biological diversity; sustainable use of the components of biodiversity; fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. Objectives of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: contribute to ensuring an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and specifically focusing on transboundary movements. Objectives of the Nagoya Protocol: share the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies, and by appropriate funding, thereby contributing to the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components.
Events
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Partners:
- C-XC0359 - CABI;
- E-XE4545 - Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP);
- E-XE4468 - CGIAR System Organization (CGIAR);
- E-XE3727 - Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF);
- E-XE2969 - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC);
- E-XE6950 - Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- Secretariat of the T-XT7205 - Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention);
- Secretariat of the T-XT8350 - Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention);
- F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- F-XF4928 - Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF);
- F-XF2335 - Global Environment Facility (GEF);
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- E-XE0116 - International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB);
- F-XF4399 - International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI);
- F-XF2563 - International Seabed Authority (ISA);
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- E-XE3879 - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF);
- K-XF2678 - Pan-European Ecological Network (PEEN);
- F-XE4356 - Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB);
- E-XK1608 - Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (SPA/RAC);
- E-XE8554 - Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Secretariat);
- E-XE1306 - Secretariat of the Convention of Wetlands;
- E-XE8300 - Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP);
- E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- E-XE3253 - Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats;
- E-XE8372 - UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC);
- E-XE3381 - UNCTAD;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- B-XB3383 - UNESCO;
- F-XF2671 - Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV);
- United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea(DOALOS);
- United Nations Division for Sustainable Development (UN/DSD);
- F-XF6300 - United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF);
- Secretariat of the T-XT9210 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism;
- E-XE4317 - World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
Resolution of Cooperation with: E-XK0713 - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF). Links with: F-XF0728 - Group of 77 (G-77); C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
- Member of: Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)
- Member of: UN-OCEANS
- Member of: UN-Water
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Observers to the Convention:
- E-XE0965 - African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS);
- G-XG5861 - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO);
- B-XB1722 - BirdLife International;
- F-XF3621 - Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI);
- F-XM6052 - Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA)
- G-XN5297 - Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL);
- E-XE3089 - Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR);
- U-XE1757 - ECNC - European Centre for Nature Conservation;
- C-XC0946 - Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations (FICSA);
- F-XF4392 - Greenpeace International;
- F-XF3956 - Indigenous Peoples' Biodiversity Network (IPBN);
- U-XF6622 - Inter-Agency Network for Safety in Biotechnology (IANB);
- F-XF2640 - International Alliance of the Indigenous Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests (IAITPTF);
- U-XE2879 - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva (ICTSD);
- B-XB0013 - International Seed Federation (ISF);
- B-XB2698 - International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS);
- A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN);
- F-XD3603 - Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC);
- E-XE2321 - Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE);
- G-XM3471 - SYLVA-WORLD for Development and the Protection of Forests and the Environment;
- C-XB0004 - Wetlands International;
- C-XD4162 - World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD);
- E-XE1495 - World Resources Institute (WRI);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Links with: E-XJ2098 - Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP).
- Member of: Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA)
- Member of: Mountain Partnership (MP)
- Partner of: Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
Publications
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- Biosciences → Genetics
- Societal Problems → Safety
- Law → Agreements
- Development → Sustainable Development
- Harmony → Diversity
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3586
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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