Signed by 150 government leaders at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the Convention on Biological Diversity is dedicated to promoting sustainable development. Conceived as a practical tool for translating the principles of Agenda 21 into reality, the Convention recognizes that biological diversity is about more than plants, animals and micro organisms and their ecosystems – it is about people and our need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a clean and healthy environment in which to live.

The Global Biodiversity Forum (GBF) was founded in 1993 by IUCN, WRI, UNEP, and ACTS and includes a number of other institutions as its convenors. It is an open and independent mechanism to encourage analysis, dialogue and partnership on key ecological, economic, social and institutional issues related to biodiversity. It contributes to the further development and implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Ramsar Convention, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention to Combat Desertification and other biodiversity-related conventions at the local, national, regional and international levels.

The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 148 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1526 wetland sites, totaling 129.5 million hectares, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Clearing House of Belgium under the Convention on biological diversity. Information on the biodiversity of Belgium, actors, scientific and technical cooperation and more

The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the duty of States to preserve and protect.

Information about the United Nations Conference on Desertification (UNCOD), action programmes, regional profiles, focal points, sessions, official documents, status of contributions, reports, meetings, science, parliaments in action, civil society.

Official website of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Documents, Species database, News & Highlights, Photo Gallery, publications..

Contact points in Belgium for international nature and biodiversity-related agreements, organisations and programmes. Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism.

The WCPA mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the IUCN mission.

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is an intergovernmental treaty, concluded under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme, concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.