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United Nations — Treaty Series • Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités
1993
CONVENTION[1] ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Preamble
- The Contracting Parties.
- Conscious of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversity and its components.
- Conscious also of the importance of biological diversity for evolution and for maintaining life sustaining systems of the biosphere.
- Affirming that the conservation of biological diversity is a common concern of humankind.
- Reaffirming that States have sovereign rights over their own biological resources,
- ↑ :Came into force on 29 December 1993, i.e., the ninetieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, in accordance with article 36 (1):
Participant Date of deposit
of the instrument
of ratification,
accession (a)
or acceptance (A)Antigua and Barbuda.................................................................................................... 9 March 1993 Armenia .......................................................................................................................... 14 May 1993 A Australia......................................................................................................................... 18 June 1993 Bahamas......................................................................................................................... 2 September 1993 Belarus........................................................................................................................... 8 September 1993 Burkina Faso.................................................................................................................. 2 September 1993 Canada........................................................................................................................... 4 December 1992 China.............................................................................................................................. 5 January 1993 Cook Islands.................................................................................................................. 20 April 1993 Ecuador.......................................................................................................................... 23 February 1993 Fiji................................................................................................................................... 25 February 1993 Guinea............................................................................................................................ 7 May 1993 Japan............................................................................................................................... 28 May 1993 A Maldives......................................................................................................................... 9 November 1992 Marshall Islands ............................................................................................................ 8 October 1992 Mauritius........................................................................................................................ 4 September 1992 Mexico............................................................................................................................ 11 March 1993 Monaco.......................................................................................................................... 20 November 1992 Mongolia........................................................................................................................ 30 September 1993 New Zealand.................................................................................................................. 16 September 1993 Norway.......................................................................................................................... 9 July 1993 Papua New Guinea*...................................................................................................... 16 March 1993 Peru................................................................................................................................. 7 June 1993 Saint Kitts and Nevis.................................................................................................... 7 January 1993 Saint Lucia..................................................................................................................... 28 July 1993 a Seychelles...................................................................................................................... 22 September 1992 Tunisia............................................................................................................................ 15 July 1993 Uganda........................................................................................................................... 8 September 1993 Vanuatu.......................................................................................................................... 25 March 1993 Zambia........................................................................................................................... 28 May 1993
