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Convention of Biological Diversity
Convention of biological diversity came into force on 29th December 1993 and informally known as Biological diversity. It is a multilateral treaty that develops the national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. It has three main objectives:
- (a) The conservation of Biological diversity
- (b) The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
- (c) The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.
Given below are the details of the meetings of conference of parties:
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MEETING
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DATE
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PLACE
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DOCUMENTS
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DECISIONS
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Cop 1
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28th November – 9th December 1994
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Nassau, Bahamas
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33
Documents
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13
Decisions
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Cop 2
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6th - 17th November 1995
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Jakarta, Indonesia
|
56
Documents
|
23
Decisions
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Cop 3
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4th - 15th November 1996
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
|
112
Documents
|
27
Decisions
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Cop 4
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4th - 15th May 1998
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Bratislava, Slovakia
|
71
Documents
|
19
Decisions
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|
EXCop 1
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22nd - 23rd February 1999 & 24th - 28th January 2000
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Cartagena, Colombia & Montreal, Canada
|
24
Documents
|
3
Decisions
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Cop 5
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15th - 26th May 2000
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Nairobi, Kenya
|
81
Documents
|
29
Decisions
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Cop 6
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7th - 19th April 2002
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The Hague, Netherlands,
|
114
Documents
|
32
Decisions
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Cop 7
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9th - 20th February 2004
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
94
Documents
|
36
Decisions
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|
Cop 8
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20th - 31st March 2006
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Curitiba, Brazil
|
106
Documents
|
34
Decisions
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Cop 9
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19th - 30th May 2008
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Bonn, Germany
|
110
Documents
|
36
Decisions
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Cop 10
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18th - 29th October 2010
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Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
|
107
Documents
|
47
Decisions
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Cop 11
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8th – 19th October 2012
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Hyderabad, India
|
125
Documents
|
33
Decisions
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Cop 12
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6th – 17th October 2014
|
Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
|
100
Documents
|
35
Decisions
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Cop 13
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4th - 17th December 2016
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Cancun, Mexico
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2
Documents
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Source: https://www.cbd.int/cop/