Registration Number 30619
Title Convention on Biological Diversity
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
PlaceDate
Rio de Janeiro05/06/1992
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
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AfghanistanSignature12/06/1992 
AfghanistanRatification19/09/200218/12/2002
AlbaniaAccession05/01/199405/04/1994
AlgeriaSignature13/06/1992 
AlgeriaRatification14/08/199512/11/1995
AndorraAccession04/02/201505/05/2015
AngolaSignature12/06/1992 
AngolaRatification01/04/199830/06/1998
Antigua and BarbudaSignature05/06/1992 
Antigua and BarbudaRatification09/03/199329/12/1993
ArgentinaSignature12/06/1992 
ArgentinaRatification22/11/199420/02/1995
ArmeniaSignature13/06/1992 
ArmeniaAcceptance14/05/199329/12/1993
AustraliaSignature05/06/1992 
AustraliaRatification18/06/199329/12/1993
AustriaSignature13/06/1992 
AustriaRatification18/08/199416/11/1994
AzerbaijanSignature12/06/1992 
AzerbaijanApproval03/08/200001/11/2000
BahamasSignature12/06/1992 
BahamasRatification02/09/199329/12/1993
BahrainSignature09/06/1992 
BahrainRatification30/08/199628/11/1996
BangladeshSignature05/06/1992 
BangladeshRatification03/05/199401/08/1994
BarbadosSignature12/06/1992 
BarbadosRatification10/12/199310/03/1994
BelarusSignature11/06/1992 
BelarusRatification08/09/199329/12/1993
BelgiumSignature05/06/1992 
BelgiumRatification22/11/199620/02/1997
BelizeSignature13/06/1992 
BelizeRatification30/12/199330/03/1994
BeninSignature13/06/1992 
BeninRatification30/06/199428/09/1994
BhutanSignature11/06/1992 
BhutanRatification25/08/199523/11/1995
BoliviaSignature13/06/1992 
BoliviaRatification03/10/199401/01/1995
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAccession26/08/200224/11/2002
BotswanaSignature08/06/1992 
BotswanaRatification12/10/199510/01/1996
BrazilSignature05/06/1992 
BrazilRatification28/02/199429/05/1994
Brunei DarussalamAccession28/04/200827/07/2008
BulgariaSignature12/06/1992 
BulgariaRatification17/04/199616/07/1996
Burkina FasoSignature12/06/1992 
Burkina FasoRatification02/09/199329/12/1993
BurundiSignature11/06/1992 
BurundiRatification15/04/199714/07/1997
CambodiaAccession09/02/199510/05/1995
CameroonSignature14/06/1992 
CameroonRatification19/10/199417/01/1995
CanadaSignature11/06/1992 
CanadaRatification04/12/199229/12/1993
Cape VerdeSignature12/06/1992 
Cape VerdeRatification29/03/199527/06/1995
Central African RepublicSignature13/06/1992 
Central African RepublicRatification15/03/199513/06/1995
ChadSignature12/06/1992 
ChadRatification07/06/199405/09/1994
ChileSignature13/06/1992 
ChileRatification09/09/199408/12/1994
ChinaDeclaration09/05/2011 
ChinaSignature11/06/1992 
ChinaCommunication15/12/1999 
ChinaRatification05/01/199329/12/1993
ColombiaSignature12/06/1992 
ColombiaRatification28/11/199426/02/1995
ComorosSignature11/06/1992 
ComorosRatification29/09/199428/12/1994
CongoSignature11/06/1992 
CongoRatification01/08/199630/10/1996
Cook IslandsSignature12/06/1992 
Cook IslandsRatification20/04/199329/12/1993
Costa RicaSignature13/06/1992 
Costa RicaRatification26/08/199424/11/1994
Côte d'IvoireSignature10/06/1992 
Côte d'IvoireRatification29/11/199427/02/1995
CroatiaSignature11/06/1992 
CroatiaRatification07/10/199605/01/1997
CubaSignature12/06/1992 
CubaRatification08/03/199406/06/1994
CyprusSignature12/06/1992 
CyprusRatification10/07/199608/10/1996
Czech RepublicSignature04/06/1993 
Czech RepublicApproval03/12/199303/03/1994
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSignature11/06/1992 
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaApproval26/10/199424/01/1995
Democratic Republic of the CongoSignature11/06/1992 
DenmarkSignature12/06/1992 
DenmarkRatification21/12/199321/03/1994
DjiboutiSignature13/06/1992 
DjiboutiRatification01/09/199430/11/1994
DominicaAccession06/04/199405/07/1994
Dominican RepublicSignature13/06/1992 
Dominican RepublicRatification25/11/199623/02/1997
EcuadorSignature09/06/1992 
EcuadorRatification23/02/199329/12/1993
EgyptSignature09/06/1992 
EgyptRatification02/06/199431/08/1994
El SalvadorSignature13/06/1992 
El SalvadorRatification08/09/199407/12/1994
Equatorial GuineaAccession06/12/199406/03/1995
EritreaAccession21/03/199619/06/1996
EstoniaSignature12/06/1992 
EstoniaRatification27/07/199425/10/1994
EthiopiaSignature10/06/1992 
EthiopiaRatification05/04/199404/07/1994
European CommunitySignature13/06/1992 
European CommunityApproval21/12/199321/03/1994
FijiSignature09/10/1992 
FijiRatification25/02/199329/12/1993
FinlandSignature05/06/1992 
FinlandAcceptance27/07/199425/10/1994
FranceSignature13/06/1992 
FranceRatification01/07/199429/09/1994
GabonSignature12/06/1992 
GabonRatification14/03/199712/06/1997
GambiaSignature12/06/1992 
GambiaRatification10/06/199408/09/1994
GeorgiaAccession02/06/199431/08/1994
GermanySignature12/06/1992 
GermanyRatification21/12/199321/03/1994
GhanaSignature12/06/1992 
GhanaRatification29/08/199427/11/1994
GreeceSignature12/06/1992 
GreeceRatification04/08/199402/11/1994
GrenadaSignature03/12/1992 
GrenadaRatification11/08/199409/11/1994
GuatemalaSignature13/06/1992 
GuatemalaRatification10/07/199508/10/1995
GuineaSignature12/06/1992 
GuineaRatification07/05/199329/12/1993
Guinea-BissauSignature12/06/1992 
Guinea-BissauRatification27/10/199525/01/1996
GuyanaSignature13/06/1992 
GuyanaRatification29/08/199427/11/1994
HaitiSignature13/06/1992 
HaitiRatification25/09/199624/12/1996
HondurasSignature13/06/1992 
HondurasRatification31/07/199529/10/1995
HungarySignature13/06/1992 
HungaryRatification24/02/199425/05/1994
IcelandSignature10/06/1992 
IcelandRatification12/09/199411/12/1994
IndiaSignature05/06/1992 
IndiaRatification18/02/199419/05/1994
IndonesiaSignature05/06/1992 
IndonesiaRatification23/08/199421/11/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Signature14/06/1992 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Ratification06/08/199604/11/1996
IraqAccession28/07/200926/10/2009
IrelandSignature13/06/1992 
IrelandRatification22/03/199620/06/1996
IsraelSignature11/06/1992 
IsraelRatification07/08/199505/11/1995
ItalySignature05/06/1992 
ItalyRatification15/04/199414/07/1994
JamaicaSignature11/06/1992 
JamaicaRatification06/01/199506/04/1995
JapanSignature13/06/1992 
JapanAcceptance28/05/199329/12/1993
JordanSignature11/06/1992 
JordanRatification12/11/199310/02/1994
KazakhstanSignature09/06/1992 
KazakhstanRatification06/09/199405/12/1994
KenyaSignature11/06/1992 
KenyaRatification26/07/199424/10/1994
KiribatiAccession16/08/199414/11/1994
KuwaitSignature09/06/1992 
KuwaitRatification02/08/200231/10/2002
KyrgyzstanAccession06/08/199604/11/1996
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAccession20/09/199619/12/1996
LatviaSignature11/06/1992 
LatviaRatification14/12/199513/03/1996
LebanonSignature12/06/1992 
LebanonRatification15/12/199415/03/1995
LesothoSignature11/06/1992 
LesothoRatification10/01/199510/04/1995
LiberiaSignature12/06/1992 
LiberiaRatification08/11/200006/02/2001
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaSignature29/06/1992 
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaRatification12/07/200110/10/2001
LiechtensteinRatification19/11/1997 
LiechtensteinSignature05/06/1992 
LithuaniaSignature11/06/1992 
LithuaniaRatification01/02/199601/05/1996
LuxembourgSignature09/06/1992 
LuxembourgRatification09/05/199407/08/1994
MadagascarSignature08/06/1992 
MadagascarRatification04/03/199602/06/1996
MalawiSignature10/06/1992 
MalawiRatification02/02/199403/05/1994
MalaysiaSignature12/06/1992 
MalaysiaRatification24/06/199422/09/1994
MaldivesSignature12/06/1992 
MaldivesRatification09/11/199229/12/1993
MaliSignature30/09/1992 
MaliRatification29/03/199527/06/1995
MaltaSignature12/06/1992 
MaltaRatification29/12/200029/03/2001
Marshall IslandsSignature12/06/1992 
Marshall IslandsRatification08/10/199229/12/1993
MauritaniaSignature12/06/1992 
MauritaniaRatification16/08/199614/11/1996
MauritiusSignature10/06/1992 
MauritiusRatification04/09/199229/12/1993
MexicoSignature13/06/1992 
MexicoRatification11/03/199329/12/1993
Micronesia (Federated States of)Signature12/06/1992 
Micronesia (Federated States of)Ratification20/06/199418/09/1994
MonacoSignature11/06/1992 
MonacoRatification20/11/199229/12/1993
MongoliaSignature12/06/1992 
MongoliaRatification30/09/199329/12/1993
MontenegroSuccession23/10/200603/06/2006
MoroccoSignature13/06/1992 
MoroccoRatification21/08/199519/11/1995
MozambiqueSignature12/06/1992 
MozambiqueRatification25/08/199523/11/1995
MyanmarSignature11/06/1992 
MyanmarRatification25/11/199423/02/1995
NamibiaSignature12/06/1992 
NamibiaRatification16/05/199714/08/1997
NauruSignature05/06/1992 
NauruRatification11/11/199309/02/1994
NepalSignature12/06/1992 
NepalRatification23/11/199321/02/1994
NetherlandsSignature05/06/1992 
NetherlandsDeclaration04/06/2015 
NetherlandsTerritorial application04/06/199904/06/1999
NetherlandsAcceptance12/07/199410/10/1994
New ZealandSignature12/06/1992 
New ZealandRatification16/09/199329/12/1993
NicaraguaSignature13/06/1992 
NicaraguaRatification20/11/199518/02/1996
NigerSignature11/06/1992 
NigerRatification25/07/199523/10/1995
NigeriaSignature13/06/1992 
NigeriaRatification29/08/199427/11/1994
NiueAccession28/02/199627/05/1996
NoneRectification17/01/1996 
NorwaySignature09/06/1992 
NorwayRatification09/07/199329/12/1993
OmanSignature10/06/1992 
OmanRatification08/02/199509/05/1995
PakistanSignature05/06/1992 
PakistanRatification26/07/199424/10/1994
PalauAccession06/01/199906/04/1999
PanamaSignature13/06/1992 
PanamaRatification17/01/199517/04/1995
Papua New GuineaSignature13/06/1992 
Papua New GuineaRatification16/03/199329/12/1993
ParaguaySignature12/06/1992 
ParaguayRatification24/02/199425/05/1994
PeruSignature12/06/1992 
PeruRatification07/06/199329/12/1993
PhilippinesSignature12/06/1992 
PhilippinesRatification08/10/199306/01/1994
PolandSignature05/06/1992 
PolandRatification18/01/199617/04/1996
PortugalSignature13/06/1992 
PortugalTerritorial application28/06/1999 
PortugalDesignation of authorities01/12/1999 
PortugalCommunication09/12/1999 
PortugalRatification21/12/199321/03/1994
QatarSignature11/06/1992 
QatarRatification21/08/199619/11/1996
Republic of KoreaSignature13/06/1992 
Republic of KoreaRatification03/10/199401/01/1995
Republic of MoldovaSignature05/06/1992 
Republic of MoldovaRatification20/10/199518/01/1996
RomaniaSignature05/06/1992 
RomaniaRatification17/08/199415/11/1994
Russian FederationSignature13/06/1992 
Russian FederationRatification05/04/199504/07/1995
RwandaSignature10/06/1992 
RwandaRatification29/05/199627/08/1996
SamoaSignature12/06/1992 
SamoaRatification09/02/199410/05/1994
San MarinoSignature10/06/1992 
San MarinoRatification28/10/199426/01/1995
Sao Tome and PrincipeSignature12/06/1992 
Sao Tome and PrincipeRatification29/09/199928/12/1999
Saudi ArabiaAccession03/10/200101/01/2002
SenegalSignature13/06/1992 
SenegalRatification17/10/199415/01/1995
SeychellesSignature10/06/1992 
SeychellesRatification22/09/199229/12/1993
Sierra LeoneAccession12/12/199412/03/1995
SingaporeSignature10/03/1993 
SingaporeRatification21/12/199520/03/1996
SlovakiaSignature19/05/1993 
SlovakiaApproval25/08/199423/11/1994
SloveniaSignature13/06/1992 
SloveniaRatification09/07/199607/10/1996
Solomon IslandsSignature13/06/1992 
Solomon IslandsRatification03/10/199501/01/1996
SomaliaAccession11/09/200910/12/2009
South AfricaSignature04/06/1993 
South AfricaRatification02/11/199531/01/1996
South SudanAccession17/02/201418/05/2014
SpainSignature13/06/1992 
SpainRatification21/12/199321/03/1994
Sri LankaSignature10/06/1992 
Sri LankaRatification23/03/199421/06/1994
St. Kitts and NevisSignature12/06/1992 
St. Kitts and NevisRatification07/01/199329/12/1993
St. LuciaAccession28/07/199329/12/1993
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAccession03/06/199601/09/1996
State of PalestineAccession02/01/201502/04/2015
SudanSignature09/06/1992 
SudanRatification30/10/199528/01/1996
SurinameSignature13/06/1992 
SurinameRatification12/01/199611/04/1996
SwazilandSignature12/06/1992 
SwazilandRatification09/11/199407/02/1995
SwedenSignature08/06/1992 
SwedenRatification16/12/199316/03/1994
SwitzerlandSignature12/06/1992 
SwitzerlandRatification21/11/199419/02/1995
Syrian Arab RepublicSignature03/05/1993 
Syrian Arab RepublicRatification04/01/199603/04/1996
TajikistanAccession29/10/1997 
TajikistanAccession29/10/199727/01/1998
ThailandSignature12/06/1992 
ThailandRatification31/10/200329/01/2004
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaAccession02/12/1997 
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaAccession02/12/199702/03/1998
Timor-LesteAccession10/10/200608/01/2007
TogoSignature12/06/1992 
TogoAcceptance04/10/199502/01/1996
TongaAccession19/05/199817/08/1998
Trinidad and TobagoSignature11/06/1992 
Trinidad and TobagoRatification01/08/199630/10/1996
TunisiaSignature13/06/1992 
TunisiaRatification15/07/199329/12/1993
TurkeySignature11/06/1992 
TurkeyRatification14/02/199715/05/1997
TurkmenistanAccession18/09/199617/12/1996
TuvaluSignature08/06/1992 
TuvaluRatification20/12/200220/03/2003
UgandaSignature12/06/1992 
UgandaRatification08/09/199329/12/1993
UkraineSignature11/06/1992 
UkraineRatification07/02/199508/05/1995
United Arab EmiratesSignature11/06/1992 
United Arab EmiratesRatification10/02/200010/05/2000
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSignature12/06/1992 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification03/06/199401/09/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application08/05/201208/05/2012
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application27/03/201527/03/2015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application29/06/201629/06/2016
United Republic of TanzaniaSignature12/06/1992 
United Republic of TanzaniaRatification08/03/199606/06/1996
United States of AmericaSignature04/06/1993 
UruguaySignature09/06/1992 
UruguayRatification05/11/199303/02/1994
UzbekistanAccession19/07/199517/10/1995
VanuatuSignature09/06/1992 
VanuatuRatification25/03/199329/12/1993
VenezuelaSignature12/06/1992 
VenezuelaRatification13/09/199412/12/1994
Viet NamSignature28/05/1993 
Viet NamRatification16/11/199414/02/1995
Yemen Arab RepublicSignature12/06/1992 
Yemen Arab RepublicRatification21/02/199621/05/1996
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)Signature08/06/1992 
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)Ratification01/03/200230/05/2002
ZaireRatification03/12/199403/03/1995
ZambiaSignature11/06/1992 
ZambiaRatification28/05/199329/12/1993
ZimbabweSignature12/06/1992 
ZimbabweRatification11/11/199409/02/1995