Parliament Resolution No. 9 of 2006 on the International Convention on Biodiversity. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da Republica, Serie I, No.8, 26 April of 2009, pp. 1385-1398. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Biodiversity Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force immediately. Abstract This Resolution, composed of one article and one annex, introduces in the national legal system the International Convention on Biodiversity, signed in Rio de Janeiro Conference in 1992. Within the Convention, special attention is paid to the issue of conservation of natural resources and to equal distribution of their benefits. Full text Portuguese Website www.jornal.gov.tl