Convention on Biological Diversity

A/RES/52/201View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98e Convention on Biological Diversity, published in 1998.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1995–2012

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/66/202

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	A/RES/66/202	Convention on Biological Diversity	230	10%Compare
2011	A/RES/65/161	Convention on Biological Diversity	1,730	22%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/203	Convention on Biological Diversity	2,705	33%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/219	Convention on Biological Diversity	2,120	46%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/194	Convention on Biological Diversity	1,210	38%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Agricultural Ecology Biological Diversity Biosafety Budget Contributions Financial Resources Periodic Reports Personnel Management Programme Implementation Traditional Knowledge Treaties Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the results of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held at Buenos Aires from 4 to 15 November 1996, as reflected in the report of the meeting,⁵ submitted in accordance with resolution 51/182, and in that context reaffirms the need to take concrete action to fulfil the three objectives of the Convention;

⁵See A/52/441.

Takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties on the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity and the programme of work contained therein,⁶ and the development of a focused work programme for forest biological diversity;⁷

⁶Ibid., annex II, decision III/11.

⁷Ibid., decision III/12.

Also takes note of the ongoing work and the international cooperation to date towards fulfilling the objectives of the Convention, the decision of the Conference of the Parties and, inter alia, the initiative taken on holding workshops, including the workshop on traditional knowledge and biological diversity,⁸ and the important work being carried out by the subsidiary bodies of the Convention;

⁸Ibid., decision III/14.

Further takes note of the work carried out at the third meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Biosafety, held at the seat of the secretariat of the Convention at Montreal, Canada, from 13 to 17 October 1997, and reaffirms the importance of those negotiations for the development of a protocol on biosafety;

Encourages those States that have not yet ratified the Convention to do so as soon as possible;

Recognizes that States parties to the Convention have agreed to provide additional financial resources for the implementation of the Convention in accordance with article 20 of the Convention, and urges all funding institutions, including bilateral and multilateral donors as well as regional funding institutions and non-governmental organizations, to cooperate with the secretariat of the Convention in implementing the decision of the Conference of the Parties;⁹

⁹Ibid., decision III/6.

Renews its appreciation for the important work being carried out under the Convention towards enhancing cooperation with the Commission on Sustainable Development and biodiversity-related conventions;

Recognizes the importance of the implementation of the Convention at all levels, including through the preparation and the implementation of national strategies, plans and programmes;

Notes that the first national reports by States parties to the Convention, as required under article 26 of the Convention, are due to be submitted to the secretariat of the Convention no later than 1 January 1998¹⁰ in accordance with the decision taken at the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,¹¹ calls upon Member States that are parties to the Convention to meet that requirement as soon as possible, and in that context invites the international community to assist developing countries in fulfilling that commitment;

¹⁰Ibid., decision III/9.

¹¹See A/51/312, annex II, decision II/17.

Also notes the clarification of the administrative arrangements regarding the respective roles of the United Nations Environment Programme and the secretariat of the Convention in respect of personnel and financial matters, as detailed in the Administrative Arrangements between the United Nations Environment Programme and the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity signed on 30 June 1997;

Calls upon States parties to the Convention to settle urgently any arrears and to pay their contributions in full and in a timely manner, in accordance with the decision of the Conference of the Parties regarding the contributions required for the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity,¹² so as to ensure continuity in the cash flow required to finance the ongoing work of the Conference of the Parties, the subsidiary bodies and the Convention secretariat;

¹²See A/52/441, annex II, decision III/24.

Invites the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to report to the General Assembly on the results of future meetings of the Conference of the Parties;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the sub-item entitled "Convention on Biological Diversity".

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