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Registration Number
30619
Title
Convention on Biological Diversity
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Rio de Janeiro
05/06/1992
EIF information
29 December 1993 , in accordance with article 36(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 29 December 1993
Subject terms
Sciences
Environment
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1760 (p.79)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1760.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Signature
12/06/1992
Afghanistan
Ratification
19/09/2002
18/12/2002
Albania
Accession
05/01/1994
05/04/1994
Algeria
Signature
13/06/1992
Algeria
Ratification
14/08/1995
12/11/1995
Andorra
Accession
04/02/2015
05/05/2015
Angola
Signature
12/06/1992
Angola
Ratification
01/04/1998
30/06/1998
Antigua and Barbuda
Signature
05/06/1992
Antigua and Barbuda
Ratification
09/03/1993
29/12/1993
Argentina
Signature
12/06/1992
Argentina
Ratification
22/11/1994
20/02/1995
Armenia
Signature
13/06/1992
Armenia
Acceptance
14/05/1993
29/12/1993
Australia
Signature
05/06/1992
Australia
Ratification
18/06/1993
29/12/1993
Austria
Signature
13/06/1992
Austria
Ratification
18/08/1994
16/11/1994
Azerbaijan
Signature
12/06/1992
Azerbaijan
Approval
03/08/2000
01/11/2000
Bahamas
Signature
12/06/1992
Bahamas
Ratification
02/09/1993
29/12/1993
Bahrain
Signature
09/06/1992
Bahrain
Ratification
30/08/1996
28/11/1996
Bangladesh
Signature
05/06/1992
Bangladesh
Ratification
03/05/1994
01/08/1994
Barbados
Signature
12/06/1992
Barbados
Ratification
10/12/1993
10/03/1994
Belarus
Signature
11/06/1992
Belarus
Ratification
08/09/1993
29/12/1993
Belgium
Signature
05/06/1992
Belgium
Ratification
22/11/1996
20/02/1997
Belize
Signature
13/06/1992
Belize
Ratification
30/12/1993
30/03/1994
Benin
Signature
13/06/1992
Benin
Ratification
30/06/1994
28/09/1994
Bhutan
Signature
11/06/1992
Bhutan
Ratification
25/08/1995
23/11/1995
Bolivia
Signature
13/06/1992
Bolivia
Ratification
03/10/1994
01/01/1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession
26/08/2002
24/11/2002
Botswana
Signature
08/06/1992
Botswana
Ratification
12/10/1995
10/01/1996
Brazil
Signature
05/06/1992
Brazil
Ratification
28/02/1994
29/05/1994
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
28/04/2008
27/07/2008
Bulgaria
Signature
12/06/1992
Bulgaria
Ratification
17/04/1996
16/07/1996
Burkina Faso
Signature
12/06/1992
Burkina Faso
Ratification
02/09/1993
29/12/1993
Burundi
Signature
11/06/1992
Burundi
Ratification
15/04/1997
14/07/1997
Cambodia
Accession
09/02/1995
10/05/1995
Cameroon
Signature
14/06/1992
Cameroon
Ratification
19/10/1994
17/01/1995
Canada
Signature
11/06/1992
Canada
Ratification
04/12/1992
29/12/1993
Cape Verde
Signature
12/06/1992
Cape Verde
Ratification
29/03/1995
27/06/1995
Central African Republic
Signature
13/06/1992
Central African Republic
Ratification
15/03/1995
13/06/1995
Chad
Signature
12/06/1992
Chad
Ratification
07/06/1994
05/09/1994
Chile
Signature
13/06/1992
Chile
Ratification
09/09/1994
08/12/1994
China
Declaration
09/05/2011
China
Signature
11/06/1992
China
Communication
15/12/1999
China
Ratification
05/01/1993
29/12/1993
Colombia
Signature
12/06/1992
Colombia
Ratification
28/11/1994
26/02/1995
Comoros
Signature
11/06/1992
Comoros
Ratification
29/09/1994
28/12/1994
Congo
Signature
11/06/1992
Congo
Ratification
01/08/1996
30/10/1996
Cook Islands
Signature
12/06/1992
Cook Islands
Ratification
20/04/1993
29/12/1993
Costa Rica
Signature
13/06/1992
Costa Rica
Ratification
26/08/1994
24/11/1994
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
10/06/1992
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
29/11/1994
27/02/1995
Croatia
Signature
11/06/1992
Croatia
Ratification
07/10/1996
05/01/1997
Cuba
Signature
12/06/1992
Cuba
Ratification
08/03/1994
06/06/1994
Cyprus
Signature
12/06/1992
Cyprus
Ratification
10/07/1996
08/10/1996
Czech Republic
Signature
04/06/1993
Czech Republic
Approval
03/12/1993
03/03/1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Signature
11/06/1992
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Approval
26/10/1994
24/01/1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Signature
11/06/1992
Denmark
Signature
12/06/1992
Denmark
Ratification
21/12/1993
21/03/1994
Djibouti
Signature
13/06/1992
Djibouti
Ratification
01/09/1994
30/11/1994
Dominica
Accession
06/04/1994
05/07/1994
Dominican Republic
Signature
13/06/1992
Dominican Republic
Ratification
25/11/1996
23/02/1997
Ecuador
Signature
09/06/1992
Ecuador
Ratification
23/02/1993
29/12/1993
Egypt
Signature
09/06/1992
Egypt
Ratification
02/06/1994
31/08/1994
El Salvador
Signature
13/06/1992
El Salvador
Ratification
08/09/1994
07/12/1994
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
06/12/1994
06/03/1995
Eritrea
Accession
21/03/1996
19/06/1996
Estonia
Signature
12/06/1992
Estonia
Ratification
27/07/1994
25/10/1994
Ethiopia
Signature
10/06/1992
Ethiopia
Ratification
05/04/1994
04/07/1994
European Community
Signature
13/06/1992
European Community
Approval
21/12/1993
21/03/1994
Fiji
Signature
09/10/1992
Fiji
Ratification
25/02/1993
29/12/1993
Finland
Signature
05/06/1992
Finland
Acceptance
27/07/1994
25/10/1994
France
Signature
13/06/1992
France
Ratification
01/07/1994
29/09/1994
Gabon
Signature
12/06/1992
Gabon
Ratification
14/03/1997
12/06/1997
Gambia
Signature
12/06/1992
Gambia
Ratification
10/06/1994
08/09/1994
Georgia
Accession
02/06/1994
31/08/1994
Germany
Signature
12/06/1992
Germany
Ratification
21/12/1993
21/03/1994
Ghana
Signature
12/06/1992
Ghana
Ratification
29/08/1994
27/11/1994
Greece
Signature
12/06/1992
Greece
Ratification
04/08/1994
02/11/1994
Grenada
Signature
03/12/1992
Grenada
Ratification
11/08/1994
09/11/1994
Guatemala
Signature
13/06/1992
Guatemala
Ratification
10/07/1995
08/10/1995
Guinea
Signature
12/06/1992
Guinea
Ratification
07/05/1993
29/12/1993
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
12/06/1992
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
27/10/1995
25/01/1996
Guyana
Signature
13/06/1992
Guyana
Ratification
29/08/1994
27/11/1994
Haiti
Signature
13/06/1992
Haiti
Ratification
25/09/1996
24/12/1996
Honduras
Signature
13/06/1992
Honduras
Ratification
31/07/1995
29/10/1995
Hungary
Signature
13/06/1992
Hungary
Ratification
24/02/1994
25/05/1994
Iceland
Signature
10/06/1992
Iceland
Ratification
12/09/1994
11/12/1994
India
Signature
05/06/1992
India
Ratification
18/02/1994
19/05/1994
Indonesia
Signature
05/06/1992
Indonesia
Ratification
23/08/1994
21/11/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
14/06/1992
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ratification
06/08/1996
04/11/1996
Iraq
Accession
28/07/2009
26/10/2009
Ireland
Signature
13/06/1992
Ireland
Ratification
22/03/1996
20/06/1996
Israel
Signature
11/06/1992
Israel
Ratification
07/08/1995
05/11/1995
Italy
Signature
05/06/1992
Italy
Ratification
15/04/1994
14/07/1994
Jamaica
Signature
11/06/1992
Jamaica
Ratification
06/01/1995
06/04/1995
Japan
Signature
13/06/1992
Japan
Acceptance
28/05/1993
29/12/1993
Jordan
Signature
11/06/1992
Jordan
Ratification
12/11/1993
10/02/1994
Kazakhstan
Signature
09/06/1992
Kazakhstan
Ratification
06/09/1994
05/12/1994
Kenya
Signature
11/06/1992
Kenya
Ratification
26/07/1994
24/10/1994
Kiribati
Accession
16/08/1994
14/11/1994
Kuwait
Signature
09/06/1992
Kuwait
Ratification
02/08/2002
31/10/2002
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
06/08/1996
04/11/1996
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
20/09/1996
19/12/1996
Latvia
Signature
11/06/1992
Latvia
Ratification
14/12/1995
13/03/1996
Lebanon
Signature
12/06/1992
Lebanon
Ratification
15/12/1994
15/03/1995
Lesotho
Signature
11/06/1992
Lesotho
Ratification
10/01/1995
10/04/1995
Liberia
Signature
12/06/1992
Liberia
Ratification
08/11/2000
06/02/2001
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Signature
29/06/1992
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Ratification
12/07/2001
10/10/2001
Liechtenstein
Ratification
19/11/1997
Liechtenstein
Signature
05/06/1992
Lithuania
Signature
11/06/1992
Lithuania
Ratification
01/02/1996
01/05/1996
Luxembourg
Signature
09/06/1992
Luxembourg
Ratification
09/05/1994
07/08/1994
Madagascar
Signature
08/06/1992
Madagascar
Ratification
04/03/1996
02/06/1996
Malawi
Signature
10/06/1992
Malawi
Ratification
02/02/1994
03/05/1994
Malaysia
Signature
12/06/1992
Malaysia
Ratification
24/06/1994
22/09/1994
Maldives
Signature
12/06/1992
Maldives
Ratification
09/11/1992
29/12/1993
Mali
Signature
30/09/1992
Mali
Ratification
29/03/1995
27/06/1995
Malta
Signature
12/06/1992
Malta
Ratification
29/12/2000
29/03/2001
Marshall Islands
Signature
12/06/1992
Marshall Islands
Ratification
08/10/1992
29/12/1993
Mauritania
Signature
12/06/1992
Mauritania
Ratification
16/08/1996
14/11/1996
Mauritius
Signature
10/06/1992
Mauritius
Ratification
04/09/1992
29/12/1993
Mexico
Signature
13/06/1992
Mexico
Ratification
11/03/1993
29/12/1993
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Signature
12/06/1992
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Ratification
20/06/1994
18/09/1994
Monaco
Signature
11/06/1992
Monaco
Ratification
20/11/1992
29/12/1993
Mongolia
Signature
12/06/1992
Mongolia
Ratification
30/09/1993
29/12/1993
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
13/06/1992
Morocco
Ratification
21/08/1995
19/11/1995
Mozambique
Signature
12/06/1992
Mozambique
Ratification
25/08/1995
23/11/1995
Myanmar
Signature
11/06/1992
Myanmar
Ratification
25/11/1994
23/02/1995
Namibia
Signature
12/06/1992
Namibia
Ratification
16/05/1997
14/08/1997
Nauru
Signature
05/06/1992
Nauru
Ratification
11/11/1993
09/02/1994
Nepal
Signature
12/06/1992
Nepal
Ratification
23/11/1993
21/02/1994
Netherlands
Signature
05/06/1992
Netherlands
Declaration
04/06/2015
Netherlands
Territorial application
04/06/1999
04/06/1999
Netherlands
Acceptance
12/07/1994
10/10/1994
New Zealand
Signature
12/06/1992
New Zealand
Ratification
16/09/1993
29/12/1993
Nicaragua
Signature
13/06/1992
Nicaragua
Ratification
20/11/1995
18/02/1996
Niger
Signature
11/06/1992
Niger
Ratification
25/07/1995
23/10/1995
Nigeria
Signature
13/06/1992
Nigeria
Ratification
29/08/1994
27/11/1994
Niue
Accession
28/02/1996
27/05/1996
None
Rectification
17/01/1996
Norway
Signature
09/06/1992
Norway
Ratification
09/07/1993
29/12/1993
Oman
Signature
10/06/1992
Oman
Ratification
08/02/1995
09/05/1995
Pakistan
Signature
05/06/1992
Pakistan
Ratification
26/07/1994
24/10/1994
Palau
Accession
06/01/1999
06/04/1999
Panama
Signature
13/06/1992
Panama
Ratification
17/01/1995
17/04/1995
Papua New Guinea
Signature
13/06/1992
Papua New Guinea
Ratification
16/03/1993
29/12/1993
Paraguay
Signature
12/06/1992
Paraguay
Ratification
24/02/1994
25/05/1994
Peru
Signature
12/06/1992
Peru
Ratification
07/06/1993
29/12/1993
Philippines
Signature
12/06/1992
Philippines
Ratification
08/10/1993
06/01/1994
Poland
Signature
05/06/1992
Poland
Ratification
18/01/1996
17/04/1996
Portugal
Signature
13/06/1992
Portugal
Territorial application
28/06/1999
Portugal
Designation of authorities
01/12/1999
Portugal
Communication
09/12/1999
Portugal
Ratification
21/12/1993
21/03/1994
Qatar
Signature
11/06/1992
Qatar
Ratification
21/08/1996
19/11/1996
Republic of Korea
Signature
13/06/1992
Republic of Korea
Ratification
03/10/1994
01/01/1995
Republic of Moldova
Signature
05/06/1992
Republic of Moldova
Ratification
20/10/1995
18/01/1996
Romania
Signature
05/06/1992
Romania
Ratification
17/08/1994
15/11/1994
Russian Federation
Signature
13/06/1992
Russian Federation
Ratification
05/04/1995
04/07/1995
Rwanda
Signature
10/06/1992
Rwanda
Ratification
29/05/1996
27/08/1996
Samoa
Signature
12/06/1992
Samoa
Ratification
09/02/1994
10/05/1994
San Marino
Signature
10/06/1992
San Marino
Ratification
28/10/1994
26/01/1995
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
12/06/1992
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
29/09/1999
28/12/1999
Saudi Arabia
Accession
03/10/2001
01/01/2002
Senegal
Signature
13/06/1992
Senegal
Ratification
17/10/1994
15/01/1995
Seychelles
Signature
10/06/1992
Seychelles
Ratification
22/09/1992
29/12/1993
Sierra Leone
Accession
12/12/1994
12/03/1995
Singapore
Signature
10/03/1993
Singapore
Ratification
21/12/1995
20/03/1996
Slovakia
Signature
19/05/1993
Slovakia
Approval
25/08/1994
23/11/1994
Slovenia
Signature
13/06/1992
Slovenia
Ratification
09/07/1996
07/10/1996
Solomon Islands
Signature
13/06/1992
Solomon Islands
Ratification
03/10/1995
01/01/1996
Somalia
Accession
11/09/2009
10/12/2009
South Africa
Signature
04/06/1993
South Africa
Ratification
02/11/1995
31/01/1996
South Sudan
Accession
17/02/2014
18/05/2014
Spain
Signature
13/06/1992
Spain
Ratification
21/12/1993
21/03/1994
Sri Lanka
Signature
10/06/1992
Sri Lanka
Ratification
23/03/1994
21/06/1994
St. Kitts and Nevis
Signature
12/06/1992
St. Kitts and Nevis
Ratification
07/01/1993
29/12/1993
St. Lucia
Accession
28/07/1993
29/12/1993
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
03/06/1996
01/09/1996
State of Palestine
Accession
02/01/2015
02/04/2015
Sudan
Signature
09/06/1992
Sudan
Ratification
30/10/1995
28/01/1996
Suriname
Signature
13/06/1992
Suriname
Ratification
12/01/1996
11/04/1996
Swaziland
Signature
12/06/1992
Swaziland
Ratification
09/11/1994
07/02/1995
Sweden
Signature
08/06/1992
Sweden
Ratification
16/12/1993
16/03/1994
Switzerland
Signature
12/06/1992
Switzerland
Ratification
21/11/1994
19/02/1995
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
03/05/1993
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
04/01/1996
03/04/1996
Tajikistan
Accession
29/10/1997
Tajikistan
Accession
29/10/1997
27/01/1998
Thailand
Signature
12/06/1992
Thailand
Ratification
31/10/2003
29/01/2004
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
02/12/1997
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
02/12/1997
02/03/1998
Timor-Leste
Accession
10/10/2006
08/01/2007
Togo
Signature
12/06/1992
Togo
Acceptance
04/10/1995
02/01/1996
Tonga
Accession
19/05/1998
17/08/1998
Trinidad and Tobago
Signature
11/06/1992
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
01/08/1996
30/10/1996
Tunisia
Signature
13/06/1992
Tunisia
Ratification
15/07/1993
29/12/1993
Turkey
Signature
11/06/1992
Turkey
Ratification
14/02/1997
15/05/1997
Turkmenistan
Accession
18/09/1996
17/12/1996
Tuvalu
Signature
08/06/1992
Tuvalu
Ratification
20/12/2002
20/03/2003
Uganda
Signature
12/06/1992
Uganda
Ratification
08/09/1993
29/12/1993
Ukraine
Signature
11/06/1992
Ukraine
Ratification
07/02/1995
08/05/1995
United Arab Emirates
Signature
11/06/1992
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
10/02/2000
10/05/2000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
12/06/1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
03/06/1994
01/09/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/05/2012
08/05/2012
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/03/2015
27/03/2015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
29/06/2016
29/06/2016
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
12/06/1992
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
08/03/1996
06/06/1996
United States of America
Signature
04/06/1993
Uruguay
Signature
09/06/1992
Uruguay
Ratification
05/11/1993
03/02/1994
Uzbekistan
Accession
19/07/1995
17/10/1995
Vanuatu
Signature
09/06/1992
Vanuatu
Ratification
25/03/1993
29/12/1993
Venezuela
Signature
12/06/1992
Venezuela
Ratification
13/09/1994
12/12/1994
Viet Nam
Signature
28/05/1993
Viet Nam
Ratification
16/11/1994
14/02/1995
Yemen Arab Republic
Signature
12/06/1992
Yemen Arab Republic
Ratification
21/02/1996
21/05/1996
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Signature
08/06/1992
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Ratification
01/03/2002
30/05/2002
Zaire
Ratification
03/12/1994
03/03/1995
Zambia
Signature
11/06/1992
Zambia
Ratification
28/05/1993
29/12/1993
Zimbabwe
Signature
12/06/1992
Zimbabwe
Ratification
11/11/1994
09/02/1995
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