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The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted during the Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro and signed by 150 governments. It entered into force in December 1993. As a convention it is an internationally binding treaty. The CBD affirms that the conservation of biological diversity is a common concern of humankind. Biological diversity is defined as “the variability among living organisms from all sources.” It includes species, ecosystems, and genetic resources. Concerned about the increasing loss of biodiversity across the globe and the negative impacts such degradation has on human well-being the CBD emphasizes the need for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). CBD. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_18
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