CONVENTION ON

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• CONVENTION ON
• BIOLOGICAL
• DIVERSITY (CBD)

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HISTORY

• Inter-governmental Negotiation Committees (INCs)
  meetings
• Convention placed for signatures in Rio De
  Janeiro in 1992
• Entered into force in December 1993
• Pakistan ratified CBD in 1994

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OBJECTIVES

• Conservation of biological diversity
• Sustainable use of components of biological
  diversity
• Fair and equitable sharing of the use of genetic
  resources

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Components of Biological Diversity/Thematic Work
Programmes

• Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity
• Forest Biological Diversity
• Inland Water Biological Diversity
• Biological Diversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands

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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE CONVENTION

• Conference of the Parties
• Secretariat
• Scientific Advisory Body (Subsidiary Body on
  Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
  (SBSTTA)
• A Clearing House Mechanism

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GEF Secretariat
Informal Advisory Committee
Clearing House Mechanism/BCH
GEF Council
Implementing Agencies (UNEP, UNDP,WB)
Rosters of Experts
Other financial institutions Art. 21, para 4
Liaison Group
Financial Mechanism
Inter-agency Task Forces
ICCP
Secretariat
COP
United Nations
Parties/National Focal Points
International Organizations
Organizations With MOUs
Subsidiary Bodies
Regional Implementation Meetings
Adhoc Working Group on Access And Benefit Sharing
SBSTTA
Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j)
Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group
Parties/National Focal Points
MSP
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SALIENT ARTICLES OF THE CONVENTION

• Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
  (National Strategies, Plans or Programmes)
  (Articles-6)
• Identification and Monitoring of Biodiversity
  (Articles-7)
• In-Situ Conservation (Protected Areas,
  Regulations and Management of Biological
  Resources, Activities, Rehabilitation and
  Restoration, Alien Species, LMOs, Traditional
  Knowledge and Practices) (Article-8)
• Ex-Situ Conservation (Article-9)
• Impact Assessment and Minimizing Adverse Impacts
  (Article-14)
• Continued.

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SALIENT ARTICLES OF THE CONVENTION

• Access to Genetic Resources (Article-15)
• Access to and Transfer of Technology
  (Articles-16)
• Handling of Bio-technology and distribution of
  its benefits (Article-19)
• Financial Resources (Article-20)
• Financial Mechanism (Article-21)

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OBLIGATIONS OF DEVELOPED COUNTRY PARTIES

• Provide new and additional financial resources to
  developing country parties to meet the agreed
  full incremental costs
• Make voluntary contributions
• Transfer technology, including bio-technology
  under fair and most favourable terms to
  developing country Parties

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ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES (ARTICLE-15)

• Access to Genetic Resources rests with National
  Governments (Bonn Guidelines)
• Parties shall Endeavour to create conditions to
  facilitate access to Genetic Resources
• Access on Mutually Agreed Terms
• Access on Prior Informed Consent

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IMPLEMENTATION OF CBD

• Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) prepared and
  approved
• Two large sized projects financed by Global
  Environment Facility
• Biodiversity Secretariat established
• Bio-safety guidelines (Rules) notified

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IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN

• Approved by PEPC
• Federal Biodiversity Steering
• Committee
• Provincial Steering Committees
• Biodiversity Working Group
• Continued.

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CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY

• Ensure an adequate level of protection in the
  field of safe transfer, handling and use of LMOs
  resulting from modern biotechnology
• Advance informed agreement procedure
• Notifications
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management

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• PROTECTED AREAS
• MANAGEMENT PROJECT
• (PAMP)

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PROJECT AREAS

• Hingol National Park
• Chitral Gol National Park
• Machiara National Park

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IMPORTANT ACTIONS UNDER PAMP

• Integration of custodial communities in Park
  Management and conservation in each Protected
  Area
• Formulation of detailed Management Plans
• Improvement of infrastructure in each Pas
• Improved surveillance
• Enforcement and monitoring measures
• Assessment of current threats to Pas
• Park boundary demarcation and control
• Biodiversity monitoring
• Continued.

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IMPORTANT ACTIONS UNDER PAMP

• Park-Specific research studies
• Public environmental awareness and outreach
• Establishment of Park Association and Park
  Endowment
• Staff and community training programmes
• Conduct wildlife surveys
• Study to design and implement a legal, policy and
  institutional framework for community
  participation
• Tourism development and marketing study
• Preparation of baseline habitat/land cover maps
• Preparation of baseline wildlife and habitat
  inventories

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