UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- Earth Summit 1992
- Secretariat ➡️ Montreal
Objectives
- protect & conserve biodiversity
- sustainable development
- utilisation ➡️ biodiversity & it’s resources
- access to benefits arising from ➡️ use of biodiversity
Concept of CoP
- also present here
- after every 2 years
- latest ➡️ CoP-15
- CoP-16 ➡️ Nov’ 2024
- legally binding
Key Outcomes
- Cartegena Protocol
- Nagoya Protocol
- Aichi Targets
- Global Biodiversity Framework
- Initiative by India
- Biodiversity Act 2002 ➡️ to adhere to UNCBD