The Convention on Biodiversity was an outcome of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992).
Important CoP Outcomes
Cartagena Protocol (CoP 5)
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) (CoP 10)
Global Aichi Targets (CoP 10)
According to the Global Biodiversity Report-5, released in 2020, none of the 20 ‘Aichi Biodiversity Targets’ agreed on by national governments under the CBD have been met.