Convention on Biological Diversity.   Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992

ReferenceXXVII-8
XXVII 8. ENVIRONMENT 1
8. CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992
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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 29 December 1993, in accordance with article 36(1).
REGISTRATION: 29 December 1993, No. 30619.
STATUS: Signatories: 168. Parties: 196.1
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1760, p. 79; and depositary notification
C.N.29.1996.TREATIES-2 of 18 March 1996 (procès-verbal of rectification of the
authentic Arabic text).
Note: The Convention was adopted by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Convention on Biological
Diversity, during its Fifth session, held at Nairobi from 11 to 22 May 1992. The Convention was open for signature at Rio de
Janeiro by all States and regional economic integration organizations from 5 June 1992 until 14 June 1992, and remained
open at the United Nations Headquarters in New York until 4 June 1993.
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Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Acceptance(A),
Approval(AA),
Succession(d)
Afghanistan..................................................
12 Jun 1992
19 Sep 2002
Albania.........................................................
5 Jan 1994 a
Algeria .........................................................
13 Jun 1992
14 Aug 1995
Andorra........................................................
4 Feb 2015 a
Angola .........................................................
12 Jun 1992
1 Apr 1998
Antigua and Barbuda...................................
5 Jun 1992
9 Mar 1993
Argentina .....................................................
12 Jun 1992
22 Nov 1994
Armenia .......................................................
13 Jun 1992
14 May 1993 A
Australia.......................................................
5 Jun 1992
18 Jun 1993
Austria .........................................................
13 Jun 1992
18 Aug 1994
Azerbaijan....................................................
12 Jun 1992
3 Aug 2000 AA
Bahamas.......................................................
12 Jun 1992
2 Sep 1993
Bahrain.........................................................
9 Jun 1992
30 Aug 1996
Bangladesh...................................................
5 Jun 1992
3 May 1994
Barbados ......................................................
12 Jun 1992
10 Dec 1993
Belarus.........................................................
11 Jun 1992
8 Sep 1993
Belgium .......................................................
5 Jun 1992
22 Nov 1996
Belize...........................................................
13 Jun 1992
30 Dec 1993
Benin............................................................
13 Jun 1992
30 Jun 1994
Bhutan..........................................................
11 Jun 1992
25 Aug 1995
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)..................................................
13 Jun 1992
3 Oct 1994
Bosnia and
Herzegovina ...........................................
26 Aug 2002 a
Botswana .....................................................
8 Jun 1992
12 Oct 1995
Brazil ...........................................................
5 Jun 1992
28 Feb 1994
Brunei Darussalam ......................................
28 Apr 2008 a
Participant
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Acceptance(A),
Approval(AA),
Succession(d)
Bulgaria .......................................................
12 Jun 1992
17 Apr 1996
Burkina Faso................................................
12 Jun 1992
2 Sep 1993
Burundi ........................................................
11 Jun 1992
15 Apr 1997
Cabo Verde..................................................
12 Jun 1992
29 Mar 1995
Cambodia.....................................................
9 Feb 1995 a
Cameroon.....................................................
14 Jun 1992
19 Oct 1994
Canada .........................................................
11 Jun 1992
4 Dec 1992
Central African
Republic.................................................
13 Jun 1992
15 Mar 1995
Chad.............................................................
12 Jun 1992
7 Jun 1994
Chile.............................................................
13 Jun 1992
9 Sep 1994
China2..........................................................
11 Jun 1992
5 Jan 1993
Colombia .....................................................
12 Jun 1992
28 Nov 1994
Comoros.......................................................
11 Jun 1992
29 Sep 1994
Congo...........................................................
11 Jun 1992
1 Aug 1996
Cook Islands ................................................
12 Jun 1992
20 Apr 1993
Costa Rica....................................................
13 Jun 1992
26 Aug 1994
Côte d'Ivoire ................................................
10 Jun 1992
29 Nov 1994
Croatia .........................................................
11 Jun 1992
7 Oct 1996
Cuba.............................................................
12 Jun 1992
8 Mar 1994
Cyprus..........................................................
12 Jun 1992
10 Jul 1996
Czech Republic............................................
4 Jun 1993
3 Dec 1993 AA
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea..................................
11 Jun 1992
26 Oct 1994 AA
Democratic Republic of
the Congo...............................................
11 Jun 1992
3 Dec 1994
Denmark ......................................................
12 Jun 1992
21 Dec 1993

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