Objectives
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- The conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the utilization of genetic resources.
- Objectives include appropriate access to genetic resources, transfer of relevant technologies, funding, and consideration of all rights over those resources and technologies.
- Three main goals:
- The conservation of biodiversity.
- Sustainable use of biodiversity components.
- Sharing benefits from the commercial and other use of genetic resources in a fair and equitable manner.
- The Convention recognizes that substantial investments are necessary for conserving biological diversity.
- It argues that conservation efforts will lead to significant environmental, economic, and social benefits.
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