Political Strategies & Regulation

Germany

National Strategy on Biological Diversity

Portal of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (German only)

Bundesprogramm biologische Vielfalt – the German funding programme for supporting the national strategy on biological diversity (German only)

European Union

EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020
- EU State of Nature Report 2015

EU Nature Legislation (Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, Case Law)

Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage

International

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1992

Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020, including the "Aichi Targets" , 2010

BIODIVERSITY AND THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Technical Note published by CBD/FAO/World Bank, UNEP, UNDP, 2016)

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2000

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Nagoya Protocol or ABS Protocol), 2010

Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also called Bonn Convention or CMS), 1979

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 1973

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), 1971

The Global Legislators’ Organisation (GLOBE) (2013): The GLOBE Natural Capital Legislation Study – A Review of Efforts towards Natural Capital Legislation in Eight Countries

CBD Decisions on the Role of Business

Decision X/21 "Business Engagement" of CBD-COP 10 in Japan, 2010

Decision XI/7 "Business and Biodiversity" of CBD-COP 11 in India 2012

Decision XII/10 "Business Engagement" of CBD-COP 12 in Korea, 2014

Decision XIII/3 of CBD-COP 13 in Mexico, 2016: "Strategic actions to enhance the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including with respect to mainstreaming and the integration of biodiversity within and across sectors"

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