CONVENTIONS

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD)
main site:  http://www.cbd.int/
Parties :  193 Parties (168 Signatures )
Egypt signed convention 1992-06-09 became a party on 1994-06-02
source: http://www.cbd.int/convention/parties/list/
International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May

 Introduction

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force on 29 December 1993. It has 3 main objectives:

1.The conservation of biological diversity
2.The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
3.The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources