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3 unusual facts about Convention on Biological Diversity


Life in Harmony

As honorary ambassador for the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Misia was inspired by the COP10 slogan "Life in harmony, into the future" and wrote the lyrics to reflect a message of unity between all life forms.

Tatsuno, Nagano

Local governments in Japan are generally responsible for protecting biodiversity, because Japan has ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity.

World Federation for Culture Collections

In 2010 the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya adopted a protocol on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources.


Geography of Belize

Belize is party to the Basel Convention, Convention on Biological Diversity, Ramsar Convention, CITES, Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, Montreal Protocol, MARPOL 73/78, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Indigenous and community conserved area

Shortly after the Durban Congress, the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its COP 7 meeting in Kuala Lumpur (2004), approved the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA).


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