Other Relevant Conventions

Besides the Rio Conventions and the Biodiversity-related conventions, there are a number of other conventions and agreements that support the CBD’s objectives.

Other conventions that cooperate with the CBD include:

• The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat (Bern Convention)
• Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena, 1983) and its Protocols, including the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW)
• The Mediterranean Action Plan (Barcelona Convention)
• Regional Seas Convention