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Cite as: [1992] UKTS TS16, [1992] UKTS TS0016

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: Rio de Janeiro

Date Of Signature: 14-Jun-1992



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Signature 12-Jun-1992
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 19-Sep-2002 18-Dec-2002
ALBANIA Accession 05-Jan-1994 05-Apr-1994
ALGERIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
ALGERIA Ratification 14-Aug-1995 12-Nov-1995
ANDORRA Accession 04-Feb-2015 05-May-2015
ANGOLA Signature 12-Jun-1992
ANGOLA Ratification 01-Apr-1998 30-Jun-1998
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Signature 05-Jun-1992
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ratification 09-Mar-1993
Antilles Extension 04-Jun-1999 04-Jun-1999
ARGENTINA Signature 12-Jun-1992
ARGENTINA Ratification 22-Nov-1994 20-Feb-1995
ARGENTINA Declaration 22-Nov-1994
ARGENTINA Communication 14-Jul-2015
ARMENIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
ARMENIA Acceptance 14-May-1993
Aruba Extension 04-Jun-1999 04-Jun-1999
AUSTRALIA Signature 05-Jun-1992
AUSTRALIA Ratification 18-Jun-1993
AUSTRIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
AUSTRIA Ratification 18-Aug-1994 16-Nov-1994
AUSTRIA Declaration 18-Aug-1994
AZERBAIJAN Signature 12-Jun-1992
AZERBAIJAN Approval 03-Aug-2000 01-Nov-2000
BAHAMAS Signature 12-Jun-1992
BAHAMAS Ratification 02-Sep-1993
BAHRAIN Signature 09-Jun-1992
BAHRAIN Ratification 30-Aug-1996 28-Nov-1996
BANGLADESH Signature 05-Jun-1992
BANGLADESH Ratification 03-May-1994 01-Aug-1994
BARBADOS Signature 12-Jun-1992
BARBADOS Ratification 10-Dec-1993 10-Mar-1994
BELARUS Signature 11-Jun-1992
BELARUS Ratification 08-Sep-1993
BELGIUM Signature 05-Jun-1992
BELGIUM Ratification 22-Nov-1996 20-Feb-1997
BELIZE Signature 13-Jun-1992
BELIZE Ratification 30-Dec-1993 30-Mar-1994
BENIN Signature 13-Jun-1992
BENIN Ratification 30-Jun-1994 28-Sep-1994
BHUTAN Signature 11-Jun-1992
BHUTAN Ratification 25-Aug-1995 23-Nov-1995
BOLIVIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
BOLIVIA Ratification 03-Oct-1994 01-Jan-1995
BOTSWANA Signature 08-Jun-1992
BOTSWANA Ratification 12-Oct-1995 10-Jan-1996
BRAZIL Signature 05-Jun-1992
BRAZIL Ratification 28-Feb-1994 29-May-1994
British Virgin Islands Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 28-Apr-2008 27-Jul-2008
BULGARIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
BULGARIA Ratification 17-Apr-1996 16-Jul-1996
BURKINA FASO Signature 12-Jun-1992
BURKINA FASO Ratification 02-Sep-1993
BURUNDI Signature 11-Jun-1992
BURUNDI Ratification 15-Apr-1997 14-Jul-1997
CAMBODIA Accession 09-Feb-1995 10-May-1995
CAMEROON Signature 14-Jun-1992
CAMEROON Ratification 19-Oct-1994 17-Jan-1995
CANADA Signature 11-Jun-1992
CANADA Ratification 04-Dec-1992
CAPE VERDE Signature 12-Jun-1992
CAPE VERDE Ratification 29-Mar-1995 27-Jun-1995
Cayman Islands Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 13-Jun-1992
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 15-Mar-1995 13-Jun-1995
CHAD Signature 12-Jun-1992
CHAD Ratification 07-Jun-1994 05-Sep-1994
CHILE Signature 13-Jun-1992
CHILE Ratification 09-Sep-1994 08-Dec-1994
CHILE Declaration 09-Sep-1994
CHINA P R Signature 11-Jun-1992
CHINA P R Ratification 05-Jan-1993
CHINA P R Communication 15-Dec-1999 20-Dec-1999
CHINA P R Declaration 09-May-2011
COLOMBIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
COLOMBIA Ratification 28-Nov-1994 26-Feb-1995
COMOROS Signature 11-Jun-1992
COMOROS Ratification 29-Sep-1994 28-Dec-1994
CONGO Signature 11-Jun-1992
CONGO Ratification 01-Aug-1996 30-Oct-1996
COOK ISLANDS Signature 12-Jun-1992
COOK ISLANDS Ratification 20-Apr-1993
COSTA RICA Signature 13-Jun-1992
COSTA RICA Ratification 26-Aug-1994 24-Nov-1994
COTE DIVOIRE Signature 10-Jun-1992
COTE DIVOIRE Ratification 29-Nov-1994 27-Feb-1995
CROATIA Signature 11-Jun-1992
CROATIA Ratification 07-Oct-1996 05-Jan-1997
CUBA Signature 12-Jun-1992
CUBA Ratification 08-Mar-1994 06-Jun-1994
CUBA Declaration 08-Mar-1994
CYPRUS Signature 12-Jun-1992
CYPRUS Ratification 10-Jul-1996 08-Oct-1996
CZECH REPUBLIC Signature 04-Jun-1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Approval 03-Dec-1993 03-Mar-1994
DENMARK Signature 12-Jun-1992
DENMARK Ratification 21-Dec-1993 21-Mar-1994
DJIBOUTI Signature 13-Jun-1992
DJIBOUTI Ratification 01-Sep-1994 30-Nov-1994
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 06-Apr-1994 05-Jul-1994
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 13-Jun-1992
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 25-Nov-1996 23-Feb-1997
ECUADOR Signature 09-Jun-1992
ECUADOR Ratification 23-Feb-1993
EGYPT Signature 09-Jun-1992
EGYPT Ratification 02-Jun-1994 31-Aug-1994
EL SALVADOR Signature 13-Jun-1992
EL SALVADOR Ratification 08-Sep-1994 07-Dec-1994
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 06-Dec-1994 06-Mar-1995
ERITREA Accession 21-Mar-1996 19-Jun-1996
ESTONIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
ESTONIA Ratification 27-Jul-1994 25-Oct-1994
ETHIOPIA Signature 10-Jun-1992
ETHIOPIA Ratification 05-Apr-1994 04-Jul-1994
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Signature 13-Jun-1992
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Approval 21-Dec-1993 21-Mar-1994
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Declaration 21-Dec-1993
Falkland Islands Extension 29-Jun-2016
FIJI Signature 09-Oct-1992
FIJI Ratification 25-Feb-1993
FINLAND Signature 05-Jun-1992
FINLAND Acceptance 27-Jul-1994 25-Oct-1994
FRANCE Signature 13-Jun-1992
FRANCE Declaration 13-Jun-1992
FRANCE Ratification 01-Jul-1994 29-Sep-1994
FRANCE Declaration 01-Jul-1994
GABON Signature 12-Jun-1992
GABON Ratification 14-Mar-1997 12-Jun-1997
GAMBIA THE Signature 12-Jun-1992
GAMBIA THE Ratification 10-Jun-1994 08-Sep-1994
GEORGIA Accession 02-Jun-1994 31-Aug-1994
GEORGIA Declaration 02-Jun-1994
GERMANY Signature 12-Jun-1992
GERMANY Ratification 21-Dec-1993 21-Mar-1994
GHANA Signature 12-Jun-1992
GHANA Ratification 29-Aug-1994 27-Nov-1994
Gibraltar Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
GREECE Signature 12-Jun-1992
GREECE Ratification 04-Aug-1994 02-Nov-1994
GRENADA Signature 03-Dec-1992
GRENADA Ratification 11-Aug-1994 09-Nov-1994
GUATEMALA Signature 13-Jun-1992
GUATEMALA Ratification 10-Jul-1995 08-Oct-1995
GUINEA Signature 12-Jun-1992
GUINEA Ratification 07-May-1993
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 12-Jun-1992
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 27-Oct-1995 25-Jan-1996
GUYANA Signature 13-Jun-1992
GUYANA Ratification 29-Aug-1994 27-Nov-1994
HAITI Signature 13-Jun-1992
HAITI Ratification 25-Sep-1996 24-Dec-1996
HONDURAS Signature 13-Jun-1992
HONDURAS Ratification 31-Jul-1995 29-Oct-1995
HUNGARY Signature 13-Jun-1992
HUNGARY Ratification 24-Feb-1994 25-May-1994
ICELAND Signature 10-Jun-1992
ICELAND Ratification 12-Sep-1994 11-Dec-1994
INDIA Signature 05-Jun-1992
INDIA Ratification 18-Apr-1993 19-May-1994
INDIA Communication 19-Apr-1993
INDIA Withdrawal Comm. 13-Sep-1993
INDONESIA Signature 05-Jun-1992
INDONESIA Ratification 23-Aug-1994 21-Nov-1994
IRAN Signature 14-Jun-1992
IRAN Ratification 06-Aug-1996 04-Nov-1996
IRAQ Accession 28-Jul-2009 26-Oct-2009
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 13-Jun-1992
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 22-Mar-1996 20-Jun-1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 22-Mar-1996
Isle Of Man Extension 08-May-2012 06-Aug-2012
ISRAEL Signature 11-Jun-1992
ISRAEL Ratification 08-Aug-1995 05-Nov-1995
ITALY Signature 05-Jun-1992
ITALY Declaration 05-Jun-1992
ITALY Ratification 15-Apr-1994 14-Jul-1994
ITALY Declaration 15-Apr-1994
JAMAICA Signature 11-Jun-1992
JAMAICA Ratification 06-Jan-1995 06-Apr-1995
JAPAN Signature 13-Jun-1992
JAPAN Acceptance 28-May-1993
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
JORDAN Signature 11-Jun-1992
JORDAN Ratification 12-Nov-1993 10-Feb-1994
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 09-Jun-1992
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 06-Sep-1994 05-Dec-1994
KENYA Signature 11-Jun-1992
KENYA Ratification 26-Jul-1994 24-Oct-1994
KIRIBATI Accession 16-Aug-1994 14-Nov-1994
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Signature 11-Jun-1992
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Approval 26-Oct-1994 24-Jan-1995
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 13-Jun-1992
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 03-Oct-1994 01-Jan-1995
KUWAIT Signature 09-Jun-1992
KUWAIT Ratification 02-Aug-2002 31-Oct-2002
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 06-Aug-1996 04-Nov-1996
LAOS Accession 20-Sep-1996 19-Dec-1996
LATVIA Signature 11-Jun-1992
LATVIA Ratification 14-Dec-1995 13-Mar-1996
LATVIA Declaration 14-Dec-1995
LEBANON Signature 12-Jun-1992
LEBANON Ratification 15-Dec-1994 15-Mar-1995
LESOTHO Signature 11-Jun-1992
LESOTHO Ratification 10-Jan-1995 10-Apr-1995
LIBERIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
LIBERIA Ratification 08-Nov-2000 06-Feb-2001
LIBYA Signature 29-Jun-1992
LIBYA Ratification 12-Jul-2001 10-Oct-2001
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 05-Jun-1992
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 19-Nov-1997 17-Feb-1998
LIECHTENSTEIN Declaration 19-Nov-1997
LITHUANIA Signature 11-Jun-1992
LITHUANIA Ratification 01-Feb-1996 01-May-1996
LUXEMBOURG Signature 09-Jun-1992
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 09-May-1994 07-Aug-1994
Macao Extension 28-Jun-1999
Macao Communication 01-Dec-1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 02-Dec-1997 02-Mar-1998
MADAGASCAR Signature 08-Jun-1992
MADAGASCAR Ratification 04-Mar-1996 02-Jun-1996
MALAWI Signature 10-Jun-1992
MALAWI Ratification 02-Feb-1994 03-May-1994
MALAYSIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
MALAYSIA Ratification 24-Jun-1994 22-Sep-1994
MALDIVES Signature 12-Jun-1992
MALDIVES Ratification 09-Nov-1992
MALI Signature 30-Sep-1992
MALI Ratification 29-Mar-1995 27-Jun-1995
MALTA Signature 12-Jun-1992
MARSHALL ISLANDS Signature 12-Jun-1992
MARSHALL ISLANDS Ratification 08-Oct-1992
MAURITANIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
MAURITANIA Ratification 16-Aug-1996 14-Nov-1996
MAURITIUS Signature 10-Jun-1992
MAURITIUS Ratification 04-Sep-1992
MEXICO Signature 13-Jun-1992
MEXICO Ratification 11-Mar-1993
MICRONESIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
MICRONESIA Ratification 20-Jun-1994 18-Sep-1994
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 05-Jun-1992
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 20-Oct-1995 18-Jan-1996
MONACO Signature 11-Jun-1992
MONACO Ratification 20-Nov-1992
MONGOLIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
MONGOLIA Ratification 30-Sep-1993
MOROCCO Signature 13-Jun-1992
MOROCCO Ratification 21-Aug-1995 19-Nov-1995
MOZAMBIQUE Signature 12-Jun-1992
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 25-Aug-1995 23-Nov-1995
MYANMAR Signature 11-Jun-1992
MYANMAR Ratification 25-Nov-1994 23-Feb-1995
NAMIBIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
NAMIBIA Ratification 16-May-1997 14-Aug-1997
NAURU Signature 05-Jun-1992
NAURU Ratification 11-Nov-1993 09-Feb-1994
NEPAL Signature 12-Jun-1992
NEPAL Ratification 23-Nov-1993 21-Feb-1994
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 05-Jun-1992
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 12-Jul-1994 10-Oct-1994
NEW ZEALAND Signature 12-Jun-1992
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 16-Sep-1993
NICARAGUA Signature 13-Jun-1992
NICARAGUA Ratification 20-Nov-1995 18-Feb-1996
NIGER Signature 11-Jun-1992
NIGER Ratification 25-Jul-1995 23-Oct-1995
NIGERIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
NIGERIA Ratification 29-Aug-1994 27-Nov-1994
NIUE Accession 27-Feb-1996 27-May-1996
NORWAY Signature 09-Jun-1992
NORWAY Ratification 09-Jul-1993
OMAN Signature 10-Jun-1992
OMAN Ratification 08-Feb-1995 09-May-1995
PAKISTAN Signature 05-Jun-1992
PAKISTAN Ratification 26-Jul-1994 24-Oct-1994
PALAU Accession 06-Jan-1999 06-Apr-1999
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Accession 02-Jan-2015 02-Apr-2015
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITY Communication 06-Feb-2015
PANAMA Signature 13-Jun-1992
PANAMA Ratification 17-Jan-1995 17-Apr-1995
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Signature 13-Jun-1992
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ratification 16-Mar-1993
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Declaration 16-Mar-1993
PARAGUAY Signature 12-Jun-1992
PARAGUAY Ratification 24-Feb-1994 25-May-1994
PERU Signature 12-Jun-1992
PERU Ratification 07-Jun-1993
PHILIPPINES Signature 12-Jun-1992
PHILIPPINES Ratification 08-Oct-1993 06-Jan-1994
POLAND Signature 05-Jun-1992
POLAND Ratification 18-Jan-1996 17-Apr-1996
PORTUGAL Signature 13-Jun-1992
PORTUGAL Ratification 21-Dec-1993 21-Mar-1994
PORTUGAL Communication 09-Dec-1999
QATAR Signature 11-Jun-1992
QATAR Ratification 21-Aug-1996 19-Nov-1996
ROMANIA Signature 05-Jun-1992
ROMANIA Ratification 16-Aug-1994 15-Nov-1994
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 13-Jun-1992
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 05-Apr-1995 04-Jul-1995
RWANDA Signature 10-Jun-1992
RWANDA Ratification 29-May-1996 27-Aug-1996
SAINT LUCIA Accession 28-Jul-1993
SAMOA Signature 12-Jun-1992
SAMOA Ratification 09-Feb-1994 10-May-1994
SAN MARINO Signature 10-Jun-1992
SAN MARINO Ratification 28-Oct-1994 26-Jan-1995
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 12-Jun-1992
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Ratification 29-Sep-1999 28-Dec-1999
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 03-Oct-2001 01-Jan-2002
SENEGAL Signature 13-Jun-1992
SENEGAL Ratification 17-Oct-1994 15-Jan-1995
SEYCHELLES Signature 10-Jun-1992
SEYCHELLES Ratification 22-Sep-1992
SIERRA LEONE Accession 12-Dec-1994 12-Mar-1995
SINGAPORE Signature 10-Mar-1993
SINGAPORE Ratification 21-Dec-1995 20-Mar-1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 19-May-1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Approval 25-Aug-1994 24-Nov-1994
SLOVENIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
SLOVENIA Ratification 09-Jul-1996 07-Oct-1996
SOLOMON ISLANDS Signature 13-Jun-1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Ratification 03-Oct-1995 01-Jan-1996
SOMALIA Accession 11-Sep-2009 10-Dec-2009
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 04-Jun-1993
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 02-Nov-1995 31-Jan-1996
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 27-Mar-2015
SOUTH SUDAN Accession 17-Feb-2014 18-May-2014
SPAIN Signature 13-Jun-1992
SPAIN Ratification 21-Dec-1993 21-Mar-1994
SPAIN Communication 09-Jul-2014
SRI LANKA Signature 10-Jun-1992
SRI LANKA Ratification 23-Mar-1994 21-Jun-1994
St Helena Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
St Helena Dependencies Extension 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Signature 12-Jun-1992
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Ratification 07-Jan-1993
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 03-Jun-1996 01-Sep-1996
SUDAN Signature 09-Jun-1992
SUDAN Ratification 30-Oct-1995 28-Jan-1996
SUDAN Understanding 30-Oct-1995 28-Jan-1996
SURINAME Signature 13-Jun-1992
SURINAME Ratification 12-Jan-1996 11-Apr-1996
SWAZILAND Signature 12-Jun-1992
SWAZILAND Ratification 09-Nov-1994 07-Feb-1995
SWEDEN Signature 08-Jun-1992
SWEDEN Ratification 16-Dec-1993 16-Mar-1994
SWITZERLAND Signature 12-Jun-1992
SWITZERLAND Declaration 12-Jun-1992
SWITZERLAND Ratification 21-Nov-1994 19-Feb-1995
SWITZERLAND Declaration 21-Nov-1994
SYRIA Signature 03-May-1993
SYRIA Ratification 04-Jan-1996 03-Apr-1996
TAJIKISTAN Accession 29-Oct-1997 27-Jan-1998
TANZANIA Signature 12-Jun-1992
TANZANIA Ratification 08-Mar-1996 06-Jun-1996
THAILAND Signature 12-Jun-1992
THAILAND Ratification 31-Oct-2003 29-Jan-2004
TOGO Signature 12-Jun-1992
TOGO Acceptance 04-Oct-1995 02-Jan-1996
TONGA Accession 19-May-1998 17-Aug-1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 11-Jun-1992
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 01-Aug-1996 30-Oct-1996
TUNISIA Signature 13-Jun-1992
TUNISIA Ratification 15-Jul-1993
TURKEY Signature 11-Jun-1992
TURKEY Ratification 14-Feb-1997 15-May-1997
TURKMENISTAN Accession 18-Sep-1996 17-Dec-1996
TUVALU Signature 08-Jun-1992
TUVALU Ratification 20-Dec-2002 20-Mar-2003
UGANDA Signature 12-Jun-1992
UGANDA Ratification 08-Sep-1993
UKRAINE Signature 11-Jun-1992
UKRAINE Ratification 07-Feb-1995 08-May-1995
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Signature 11-Jun-1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ratification 10-Feb-2000 10-May-2000
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 12-Jun-1992
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 12-Jun-1992
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 03-Jun-1994 01-Sep-1994
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 04-Jun-1993
URUGUAY Signature 09-Jun-1992
URUGUAY Ratification 05-Nov-1993 03-Feb-1994
UZBEKISTAN Accession 19-Jul-1995 17-Oct-1995
VANUATU Signature 09-Jun-1992
VANUATU Ratification 25-Mar-1993
VENEZUELA Signature 12-Jun-1992
VENEZUELA Ratification 13-Sep-1994 12-Dec-1994
VIETNAM Signature 28-May-1993
VIETNAM Ratification 16-Nov-1994 14-Feb-1995
YEMEN Signature 12-Jun-1992
YEMEN Ratification 21-Feb-1996 21-May-1996
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 08-Jun-1992
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 01-Mar-2002 30-May-2002
ZAIRE Signature 11-Jun-1992
ZAIRE Ratification 03-Dec-1994 03-Mar-1995
ZAMBIA Signature 11-Jun-1992
ZAMBIA Ratification 28-May-1993
ZIMBABWE Signature 12-Jun-1992
ZIMBABWE Ratification 11-Nov-1994 09-Feb-1996


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