Convention on biological diversity
Treaty data
Treaty number
005013
Date of conclusion
05-06-1992
Place of conclusion
Rio de Janeiro
Provisional application
Entry into force
29-12-1993
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Consolidated text
0001136
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 04-06-1999 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
10-10-1994
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
04-06-1999
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
12-06-1992
19-09-2002 (R)
18-12-2002
Albania
05-01-1994 (A)
05-04-1994
Algeria
13-06-1992
14-08-1995 (R)
12-11-1995
Andorra
04-02-2015 (A)
05-05-2015
Angola
12-06-1992
01-04-1998 (R)
30-06-1998
Antigua and Barbuda
05-06-1992
09-03-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Argentina 12-06-1992
22-11-1994 (R)
20-02-1995
Armenia
13-06-1992
14-05-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Australia
05-06-1992
18-06-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Austria 13-06-1992
18-08-1994 (R)
16-11-1994
Azerbaijan
12-06-1992
03-08-2000 (R)
01-11-2000
Bahamas
12-06-1992
02-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Bahrain
09-06-1992
30-08-1996 (R)
28-11-1996
Bangladesh
05-06-1992
03-05-1994 (R)
01-08-1994
Barbados
12-06-1992
10-12-1993 (R)
10-03-1994
Belarus
11-06-1992
08-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Belgium
05-06-1992
22-11-1996 (R)
20-02-1997
Belize
13-06-1992
30-12-1993 (R)
30-03-1994
Benin
13-06-1992
30-06-1994 (R)
28-09-1994
Bhutan
11-06-1992
25-08-1995 (R)
23-11-1995
Bolivia
13-06-1992
03-10-1994 (R)
01-01-1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
26-08-2002 (A)
24-11-2002
Botswana
08-06-1992
12-10-1995 (R)
10-01-1996
Brazil
05-06-1992
28-02-1994 (R)
29-05-1994
Brunei
28-04-2008 (A)
27-07-2008
Bulgaria
12-06-1992
17-04-1996 (R)
16-07-1996
Burkina Faso
12-06-1992
02-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Burundi
11-06-1992
15-04-1997 (R)
14-07-1997
Cabo Verde
12-06-1992
29-03-1995 (R)
27-06-1995
Cambodia
09-02-1995 (A)
10-05-1995
Cameroon
14-06-1992
19-10-1994 (R)
17-01-1995
Canada 11-06-1992
04-12-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Central African Republic
13-06-1992
15-03-1995 (R)
13-06-1995
Chad
12-06-1992
07-06-1994 (R)
05-09-1994
Chile 13-06-1992
09-09-1994 (R)
08-12-1994
China
11-06-1992
05-01-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Colombia
12-06-1992
28-11-1994 (R)
26-02-1995
Comoros
11-06-1992
29-09-1994 (R)
28-12-1994
Cook Islands
12-06-1992
20-04-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Costa Rica
13-06-1992
26-08-1994 (R)
24-11-1994
Côte d'Ivoire
10-06-1992
29-11-1994 (R)
27-02-1995
Croatia
11-06-1992
07-10-1996 (R)
05-01-1997
Cuba 12-06-1992
08-03-1994 (R)
06-06-1994
Cyprus
12-06-1992
10-07-1996 (R)
08-10-1996
Czech Republic
04-06-1993
03-12-1993 (R)
03-03-1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
11-06-1992
26-10-1994 (R)
24-01-1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11-06-1992
03-12-1994 (R)
03-03-1995
Denmark
12-06-1992
21-12-1993 (R)
21-03-1994
Djibouti
13-06-1992
01-09-1994 (R)
30-11-1994
Dominica
06-04-1994 (A)
05-07-1994
Dominican Republic
13-06-1992
25-11-1996 (R)
23-02-1997
Ecuador
09-06-1992
23-02-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Egypt
09-06-1992
02-06-1994 (R)
31-08-1994
El Salvador
13-06-1992
08-09-1994 (R)
07-12-1994
Equatorial Guinea
06-12-1994 (A)
06-03-1995
Eritrea
21-03-1996 (A)
19-06-1996
Estonia
12-06-1992
27-07-1994 (R)
25-10-1994
Eswatini
12-06-1992
09-11-1994 (R)
07-02-1995
Ethiopia
10-06-1992
05-04-1994 (R)
04-07-1994
EU (European Union) 13-06-1992
21-12-1993 (R)
21-03-1994
Federated States of Micronesia
12-06-1992
20-06-1994 (R)
18-09-1994
Fiji
09-10-1992
25-02-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Finland
05-06-1992
27-07-1994 (R)
25-10-1994
France 13-06-1992
01-07-1994 (R)
29-09-1994
Gabon
12-06-1992
14-03-1997 (R)
12-06-1997
Gambia, The
12-06-1992
10-06-1994 (R)
08-09-1994
Georgia 02-06-1994 (A)
31-08-1994
Germany
12-06-1992
21-12-1993 (R)
21-03-1994
Ghana
12-06-1992
29-08-1994 (R)
27-11-1994
Greece
12-06-1992
04-08-1994 (R)
02-11-1994
Grenada
03-12-1992
11-08-1994 (R)
09-11-1994
Guatemala
13-06-1992
10-07-1995 (R)
08-10-1995
Guinea
12-06-1992
07-05-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Guinea-Bissau
12-06-1992
27-10-1995 (R)
25-01-1996
Guyana
13-06-1992
29-08-1994 (R)
27-11-1994
Haïti
13-06-1992
25-09-1996 (R)
24-12-1996
Honduras
13-06-1992
31-07-1995 (R)
29-10-1995
Hungary
13-06-1992
24-02-1994 (R)
25-05-1994
Iceland
10-06-1992
12-09-1994 (R)
11-12-1994
India
05-06-1992
18-02-1994 (R)
19-05-1994
Indonesia
05-06-1992
23-08-1994 (R)
21-11-1994
Iran
14-06-1992
06-08-1996 (R)
04-11-1996
Iraq
28-07-2009 (A)
26-10-2009
Ireland 13-06-1992
22-03-1996 (R)
20-06-1996
Israel 11-06-1992
07-08-1995 (R)
05-11-1995
Italy 05-06-1992
15-04-1994 (R)
14-07-1994
Jamaica
11-06-1992
06-01-1995 (R)
06-04-1995
Japan
13-06-1992
28-05-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Jordan
11-06-1992
12-11-1993 (R)
10-02-1994
Kazakhstan
09-06-1992
06-09-1994 (R)
05-12-1994
Kenya
11-06-1992
26-07-1994 (R)
24-10-1994
Kiribati
16-08-1994 (A)
14-11-1994
Kuwait
09-06-1992
02-08-2002 (R)
31-10-2002
Kyrgyzstan
06-08-1996 (A)
04-11-1996
Laos
20-09-1996 (A)
19-12-1996
Latvia 11-06-1992
14-12-1995 (R)
13-03-1996
Lebanon
12-06-1992
15-12-1994 (R)
15-03-1995
Lesotho
11-06-1992
10-01-1995 (R)
10-04-1995
Liberia
12-06-1992
08-11-2000 (R)
06-02-2001
Libya
29-06-1992
12-07-2001 (R)
10-10-2001
Liechtenstein 05-06-1992
19-11-1997 (R)
17-02-1998
Lithuania
11-06-1992
01-02-1996 (R)
01-05-1996
Luxembourg
09-06-1992
09-05-1994 (R)
07-08-1994
Madagascar
08-06-1992
04-03-1996 (R)
02-06-1996
Malawi
10-06-1992
02-02-1994 (R)
03-05-1994
Malaysia
12-06-1992
24-06-1994 (R)
22-09-1994
Maldives
12-06-1992
09-11-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Mali
30-09-1992
29-03-1995 (R)
27-06-1995
Malta
12-06-1992
29-12-2000 (R)
29-03-2001
Marshall Islands
12-06-1992
08-10-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Mauritania
12-06-1992
16-08-1996 (R)
14-11-1996
Mauritius
10-06-1992
04-09-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Mexico
13-06-1992
11-03-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Moldova
05-06-1992
20-10-1995 (R)
18-01-1996
Monaco
11-06-1992
20-11-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Mongolia
12-06-1992
30-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
13-06-1992
21-08-1995 (R)
19-11-1995
Mozambique
12-06-1992
25-08-1995 (R)
23-11-1995
Myanmar
11-06-1992
25-11-1994 (R)
23-02-1995
Namibia
12-06-1992
16-05-1997 (R)
14-08-1997
Nauru
05-06-1992
11-11-1993 (R)
09-02-1994
Nepal
12-06-1992
23-11-1993 (R)
21-02-1994
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 05-06-1992
12-07-1994 (R)
10-10-1994
New Zealand
12-06-1992
16-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Nicaragua
13-06-1992
20-11-1995 (R)
18-02-1996
Niger
11-06-1992
25-07-1995 (R)
23-10-1995
Nigeria
13-06-1992
29-08-1994 (R)
27-11-1994
Niue
28-02-1996 (A)
27-05-1996
North Macedonia
02-12-1997 (A)
02-03-1998
Norway
09-06-1992
09-07-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Oman
10-06-1992
08-02-1995 (R)
09-05-1995
Pakistan
05-06-1992
26-07-1994 (R)
24-10-1994
Palau
06-01-1999 (A)
06-04-1999
Palestine 02-01-2015 (A)
02-04-2015
Panama
13-06-1992
17-01-1995 (R)
17-04-1995
Papua New Guinea 13-06-1992
16-03-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Paraguay
12-06-1992
24-02-1994 (R)
25-05-1994
Peru
12-06-1992
07-06-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Philippines
12-06-1992
08-10-1993 (R)
06-01-1994
Poland
05-06-1992
18-01-1996 (R)
17-04-1996
Portugal
13-06-1992
21-12-1993 (R)
21-03-1994
Qatar
11-06-1992
21-08-1996 (R)
19-11-1996
Republic of Korea, the
13-06-1992
03-10-1994 (R)
01-01-1995
Republic of the Congo
11-06-1992
01-08-1996 (R)
30-10-1996
Romania
05-06-1992
17-08-1994 (R)
15-11-1994
Russian Federation
13-06-1992
05-04-1995 (R)
04-07-1995
Rwanda
10-06-1992
29-05-1996 (R)
27-08-1996
Saint Kitts and Nevis
12-06-1992
07-01-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Saint Lucia
28-07-1993 (A)
29-12-1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
03-06-1996 (A)
01-09-1996
Samoa
12-06-1992
09-02-1994 (R)
10-05-1994
San Marino
10-06-1992
28-10-1994 (R)
26-01-1995
São Tomé e Principe
12-06-1992
29-09-1999 (R)
28-12-1999
Saudi Arabia
03-10-2001 (A)
01-01-2002
Senegal
13-06-1992
17-10-1994 (R)
15-01-1995
Serbia
08-06-1992
01-03-2002 (R)
30-05-2002
Seychelles
10-06-1992
22-09-1992 (R)
29-12-1993
Sierra Leone
12-12-1994 (A)
12-03-1995
Singapore
10-03-1993
21-12-1995 (R)
20-03-1996
Slovakia
19-05-1993
25-08-1994 (R)
23-11-1994
Slovenia
13-06-1992
09-07-1996 (R)
07-10-1996
Solomon Islands
13-06-1992
03-10-1995 (R)
01-01-1996
Somalia
11-09-2009 (A)
10-12-2009
South Africa
04-06-1993
02-11-1995 (R)
31-01-1996
South Sudan
17-02-2014 (A)
18-05-2014
Spain 13-06-1992
21-12-1993 (R)
21-03-1994
Sri Lanka
10-06-1992
23-03-1994 (R)
21-06-1994
Sudan 09-06-1992
30-10-1995 (R)
28-01-1996
Suriname
13-06-1992
12-01-1996 (R)
11-04-1996
Sweden
08-06-1992
16-12-1993 (R)
16-03-1994
Switzerland 12-06-1992
21-11-1994 (R)
19-02-1995
Syria 03-05-1993
04-01-1996 (R)
03-04-1996
Tajikistan
29-10-1997 (A)
27-01-1998
Tanzania
12-06-1992
08-03-1996 (R)
06-06-1996
Thailand
12-06-1992
31-10-2003 (R)
29-01-2004
Timor-Leste
10-10-2006 (A)
08-01-2007
Togo
12-06-1992
04-10-1995 (R)
02-01-1996
Tonga
19-05-1998 (A)
17-08-1998
Trinidad and Tobago
11-06-1992
01-08-1996 (R)
30-10-1996
Tunisia
13-06-1992
15-07-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Türkiye
11-06-1992
14-02-1997 (R)
15-05-1997
Turkmenistan
18-09-1996 (A)
17-12-1996
Tuvalu
08-06-1992
20-12-2002 (R)
20-03-2003
Uganda
12-06-1992
08-09-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Ukraine
11-06-1992
07-02-1995 (R)
08-05-1995
United Arab Emirates
11-06-1992
10-02-2000 (R)
10-05-2000
United Kingdom 12-06-1992
03-06-1994 (R)
01-09-1994
United States of America
04-06-1993
Uruguay
09-06-1992
05-11-1993 (R)
03-02-1994
Uzbekistan
19-07-1995 (A)
17-10-1995
Vanuatu
09-06-1992
25-03-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Venezuela
12-06-1992
13-09-1994 (R)
12-12-1994
Vietnam
28-05-1993
16-11-1994 (R)
14-02-1995
Yemen
12-06-1992
21-02-1996 (R)
21-05-1996
Zambia
11-06-1992
28-05-1993 (R)
29-12-1993
Zimbabwe
12-06-1992
11-11-1994 (R)
09-02-1995
Extensions
China
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Hong Kong SAR
09-05-2011
Macao SAR
20-12-1999
Portugal
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999)
28-06-1999
20-12-1999
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
British Virgin Islands
01-09-1994
Cayman Islands
01-09-1994
Falkland Islands
29-06-2016
Gibraltar
01-09-1994
Jersey
01-09-1994
Man, Isle of
06-08-2012
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
03-06-1994
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
27-03-2015
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