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Int'l Organizations and Conventions Related to Biology and Ecology

Convention on Biodiversity (CBD)
Main activities
  • Conservation of biodiversity
  • Sustainable use and fair distribution of benefits arising from bio-resources
  • Effective date Jan. 1, 1995
  • Korea Joined Oct. 3, 1994
  • Parties 196 countries
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Main activities
  • Designation and management of some 30,000 species of fauna and flora
  • Regulation of illegal and excessive international trade of the internationally endangered species of wild fauna and flora
  • Adopted 1993 Adopted in the US
  • Korea Joined July 9, 1993
  • Parties 183 countries
Ramsar Convention
Main activities
  • Protection of transboundary migratory birds
  • Prevention of damage to wetlands caused by land reclamation and environmental pollution, etc.
  • Adopted Feb. 1971 Adopted in Ramsar, Iran
  • Korea Joined March 28, 1997
  • Parties 172 countries
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Main activities
  • Information exchange for conservation of nature
  • Harmony between conservation and use of nature
  • Seeking of measures to conserve nature such as biodiversity
  • Established 1948
  • Parties 160 countries
East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network (EABRN)
Main activities
  • Sharing of experiences in management biosphere reserves
  • Exchange of information on biosphere reserves of each country
  • Information exchange and cooperation with international organizations
  • Established 1995 Established in Korea
  • Member states South and North Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Nagoya Protocol(NP)
Main activities
  • Establishment of a multi-state benefit distribution system
  • Fair distribution of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources
  • Member states 136 countries(As of June 2023)
Convention on Biosafety
Main activities
  • Securing safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
  • Research on the environmental hazards of living modified organisms (LMOs)
  • Adopted Jan. 2000
  • Effective date Sept. 11, 2003
  • Korea effective Jan. 1, 2008
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Main activities
  • Comprehensive measure for protection of the antarctic environment
  • Establishment of environmental principles, definition of cooperation duties of concerning states, compulsory submission of annual reports, etc.
  • Effective date Jan. 1998
  • Korea effective Jan. 1998
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Main activities
  • ational use and appropriate conservation of marine living resources in the antarctic marine environment
  • Establishment of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
  • Convention concluded May 1980
  • Korea effective April 1985