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Convention on Biological Diversity
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Host Institution
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Members
Contracting Parties/Signatories
Treaty Actions
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Dates
Entry into force:
December 29, 1993
Adopted:
June 5, 1992 [ Rio de Janeiro ]
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
Genetic Resources,
Transfer of Technology,
Traditional Knowledge (TK),
Industrial Property
Available Texts
Treaty Text (1 Text)
Treaty Text (1 Text)
Convention on Biological Diversity (Authentic text)
Dates
Entry into force:
December 29, 1993
Date of Text:
June 5, 1992
Available Texts
Arabic 
اتفاقية بشأن التنوع البيولوجي (النص الأصلي)
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English 
Convention on Biological Diversity (Authentic text)
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Spanish 
Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (Texto auténtico)
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French 
Convention sur la diversité biologique (Texte authentique)
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Russian 
Конвенция о биологическом разнообразии (Подлинный текст)
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Chinese 
生物多样性公约 (地道文本)
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