Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity
Abbreviation: CBD
The inteRNAtional treaty governing the conservation and use of biological resources around the world, that has also called for the establishment of rules to govern the inteRNAtional movement of non-indigenous living organisms and genetically modified organisms.

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