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Convention on Biological Diversity (932 words) |
 | Workshops for indigenous and local communities on web-based technologies, in particular on the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development. More » |
| Parliamentarians are key players in the promotion of sustainable use of biodiversity at the national level and can ensure that adequate legislation is adopted in order for national governments to honour their obligations as Parties to the CBD. |
| Local authorities are in a preeminent position to raise public awareness regarding biodiversity-related issues and take measures that will directly affect the quality of the environment and the well-being of the population. |
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CBD (453 words) |
| The CBD recognizes both the precautionary and ecosystem approaches to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. |
| The work of the CBD follows five broad thematic work programmes, defined according to the various major ecosystem types: marine and coastal biodiversity, agricultural biodiversity, forest biodiversity, the biodiversity of inland waters, and dry and sub-humid lands. |
| For example, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety adopted by the CBD is the first legally binding international agreement designed to address modern biotechnology and to govern the international movement of living modified organisms (LMO's). |
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