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Decree No. 1996/8857 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Country/Territory
Türkiye
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 22860, 27 December 1996.
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biodiversity Genetic resources PIC-prior informed consent Management/conservation
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

By this Decree the Republic of Turkey hereby approves the Convention on Biological Diversity. This Convention consists of 42 articles and the text of the Convention in its original Turkish translation and in English. This Convention aims at conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

Full text
English/Turkish
Website
www.resmigazete.gov.tr