|
Biological diversity
International
Agreements on Biological diversity
At the 1992
in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy
for "sustainable development". One of the key agreements adopted
was the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The Convention
has three main goals:
- The conservation
of biodiversity,
- Sustainable
use of the components of biodiversity, and
- Sharing
the benefits arising from the commercial and other utilization
of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way
The Convention
on Biological Diversity is an international treaty and identifies
a common problem, sets overall goals and policies and general
obligations, and organizes technical and financial cooperation.
However, the responsibility to implement the Convention lies with
the individual countries. The Netherlands is one of the 188 parties
of the Convention and has signed the treaty.
For more
information on the Convention on Biological Diversity: http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx
|
