Global Strategy for Plant Conservation – The targets 2011-2020

Link to the GSPC targets 2011-20 from the CBD web site (www.cbd.int).

Presentation on UN Decade on Biodiversity (pdf)

Link to the CBD web site (www.cbd.int) and the pdf presentation on the UN Decade on Biodiversity.

Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Link to the details of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (2010), held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, which adopted a revised and updated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, for the 2011-2020 period (UN Decade on Biodiversity).

Text of the Nagoya Protocol

Link to the full text of the Nagoya Protocol from the Convention on Biological Diversity web site (www.cbd.int)

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) website

Web site for the Convention on Biological Diversity

CBD for Botanists, Principles on ABS

BGCI ABS pages

BGCI’s online resource for access and benefit sharing (ABS) between botanic gardens around the world.

CBD Database on ABS Measures

The database on access and benefit-sharing measures includes measures which have been taken by Governments or relevant organisations to assist with the implementation of access and benefit-sharing provisions of the Convention. The database covers a broad range of measures such as: national or regional strategies, policies, legislations, regulations, community management plans, guidelines or codes of conducts on access and benefit-sharing. It includes measures undertaken at the regional, national, sub-national, community or local level.

CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (summary text)

The CBD, also known as the Rio Convention provides a comprehensive framework for the triple objective of conserving biological diversity, using natural resources sustainably, and fairly and equitably sharing benefits deriving from the use of genetic resources. The latter objective is of particular importance to developing countries, as they hold most of the world

CBD for Botanists (Powerpoint and Documentation from Kew)

An introduction to the Convention on Biological Diversity for people working with botanical collections. It focuses on the issue of