The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992

Description

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity main objectives are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. The Convention "promotes and builds capacity for the sustainable management of forests, including the management of non-timber forest products and resources".

Source link
http://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-en.pdf

Full reference
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

More information about properties

Policy
Year	1992
Policy area	Biodiversity and endangered species policies
Affected activity	Harvesting/Production
Affected actors
Products	All NWFP
Subject	NWFP
Promoter/initiator
Zone
Countries	UN countries
Regions (NUTS 2)
Focus on NWFP
Document category	Convention
Instrument type
Legal status	Non-binding
Geographical scope	International