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IP-related Multilateral Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Convention on Biological Diversity (Total Contracting Parties : 193)

Contracting Parties/Signatories	Signature	Instrument	In Force	Details
Afghanistan	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 19, 2002	December 18, 2002
Albania		Accession: January 5, 1994	April 5, 1994
Algeria	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 14, 1995	November 12, 1995
Angola	June 12, 1992	Ratification: April 1, 1998	June 30, 1998
Antigua and Barbuda	June 5, 1992	Ratification: March 9, 1993	December 29, 1993
Argentina	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 22, 1994	February 19, 1995	Details
Armenia	June 13, 1992	Acceptance: May 14, 1993	December 29, 1993
Australia	June 5, 1992	Ratification: June 18, 1993	December 29, 1993
Austria	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 18, 1994	November 16, 1994	Details
Azerbaijan	June 12, 1992	Approval: August 3, 2000	November 1, 2000
Bahamas	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 2, 1993	December 29, 1993
Bahrain	June 9, 1992	Ratification: August 30, 1996	November 28, 1996
Bangladesh	June 5, 1992	Ratification: May 3, 1994	August 1, 1994
Barbados	June 12, 1992	Ratification: December 10, 1993	March 10, 1994
Belarus	June 11, 1992	Ratification: September 8, 1993	December 29, 1993
Belgium	June 5, 1992	Ratification: November 22, 1996	February 20, 1997
Belize	June 13, 1992	Ratification: December 30, 1993	March 30, 1994
Benin	June 13, 1992	Ratification: June 30, 1994	September 28, 1994
Bhutan	June 11, 1992	Ratification: August 25, 1995	November 23, 1995
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	June 13, 1992	Ratification: October 3, 1994	January 1, 1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Accession: August 26, 2002	November 24, 2002
Botswana	June 8, 1992	Ratification: October 12, 1995	January 10, 1996
Brazil	June 5, 1992	Ratification: February 28, 1994	May 29, 1994
Brunei Darussalam		Accession: April 28, 2008	July 27, 2008
Bulgaria	June 12, 1992	Ratification: April 17, 1996	July 16, 1996
Burkina Faso	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 2, 1993	December 29, 1993
Burundi	June 11, 1992	Ratification: April 15, 1997	July 14, 1997
Cambodia		Accession: February 9, 1995	May 10, 1995
Cameroon	June 14, 1992	Ratification: October 19, 1994	January 17, 1995
Canada	June 11, 1992	Ratification: December 4, 1992	December 29, 1993
Cape Verde	June 12, 1992	Ratification: March 29, 1995	June 27, 1995
Central African Republic	June 13, 1992	Ratification: March 15, 1995	June 13, 1995
Chad	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 7, 1994	September 5, 1994
Chile	June 13, 1992	Ratification: September 9, 1994	December 8, 1994	Details
China	June 11, 1992	Ratification: January 5, 1993	December 29, 1993	Details
Colombia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 28, 1994	February 26, 1995
Comoros	June 11, 1992	Ratification: September 29, 1994	December 28, 1994
Congo	June 11, 1992	Ratification: August 1, 1996	October 30, 1996
Cook Islands	June 12, 1992	Ratification: April 20, 1993	December 29, 1993
Costa Rica	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 26, 1994	November 24, 1994
Côte d'Ivoire	June 10, 1992	Ratification: November 29, 1994	February 27, 1995
Croatia	June 11, 1992	Ratification: October 7, 1996	January 5, 1997
Cuba	June 12, 1992	Ratification: March 8, 1994	June 6, 1994	Details
Cyprus	June 12, 1992	Ratification: July 10, 1996	October 8, 1996
Czech Republic	June 4, 1993	Approval: December 3, 1993	March 3, 1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	June 11, 1992	Approval: October 26, 1994	January 24, 1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo	June 11, 1992	Ratification: December 3, 1994	March 3, 1995
Denmark	June 12, 1992	Ratification: December 21, 1993	March 21, 1994
Djibouti	June 13, 1992	Ratification: September 1, 1994	November 30, 1994
Dominica		Accession: April 6, 1994	July 5, 1994
Dominican Republic	June 13, 1992	Ratification: November 25, 1996	February 23, 1997
Ecuador	June 9, 1992	Ratification: February 23, 1993	December 29, 1993
Egypt	June 9, 1992	Ratification: June 2, 1994	August 31, 1994
El Salvador	June 13, 1992	Ratification: September 8, 1994	December 7, 1994
Equatorial Guinea		Accession: December 6, 1994	March 6, 1995
Eritrea		Accession: March 21, 1996	June 19, 1996
Estonia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: July 27, 1994	October 25, 1994
Ethiopia	June 10, 1992	Ratification: April 5, 1994	July 4, 1994
European Union (EU)	June 13, 1992	Approval: December 21, 1993	March 21, 1994	Details
Fiji	October 9, 1992	Ratification: February 25, 1993	December 29, 1993
Finland	June 5, 1992	Acceptance: July 27, 1994	October 25, 1994
France	June 13, 1992	Ratification: July 1, 1994	September 29, 1994	Details
Gabon	June 12, 1992	Ratification: March 14, 1997	June 12, 1997
Gambia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 10, 1994	September 8, 1994
Georgia		Accession: June 2, 1994	August 31, 1994	Details
Germany	June 12, 1992	Ratification: December 21, 1993	March 21, 1994
Ghana	June 12, 1992	Ratification: August 29, 1994	November 27, 1994
Greece	June 12, 1992	Ratification: August 4, 1994	November 2, 1994
Grenada	December 3, 1992	Ratification: August 11, 1994	November 9, 1994
Guatemala	June 13, 1992	Ratification: July 10, 1995	October 8, 1995
Guinea	June 12, 1992	Ratification: May 7, 1993	December 29, 1993
Guinea-Bissau	June 12, 1992	Ratification: October 27, 1995	January 25, 1996
Guyana	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 29, 1994	November 27, 1994
Haiti	June 13, 1992	Ratification: September 25, 1996	December 24, 1996
Honduras	June 13, 1992	Ratification: July 31, 1995	October 29, 1995
Hungary	June 13, 1992	Ratification: February 24, 1994	May 25, 1994
Iceland	June 10, 1992	Ratification: September 12, 1994	December 11, 1994
India	June 5, 1992	Ratification: February 18, 1994	May 19, 1994
Indonesia	June 5, 1992	Ratification: August 23, 1994	November 21, 1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	June 14, 1992	Ratification: August 6, 1996	November 4, 1996
Iraq		Accession: July 28, 2009	October 26, 2009
Ireland	June 13, 1992	Ratification: March 22, 1996	June 20, 1996	Details
Israel	June 11, 1992	Ratification: August 7, 1995	November 5, 1995
Italy	June 5, 1992	Ratification: April 15, 1994	July 14, 1994	Details
Jamaica	June 11, 1992	Ratification: January 6, 1995	April 6, 1995
Japan	June 13, 1992	Acceptance: May 28, 1993	December 29, 1993
Jordan	June 11, 1992	Ratification: November 12, 1993	February 10, 1994
Kazakhstan	June 9, 1992	Ratification: September 6, 1994	December 5, 1994
Kenya	June 11, 1992	Ratification: July 26, 1994	October 24, 1994
Kiribati		Accession: August 16, 1994	November 14, 1994
Kuwait	June 9, 1992	Ratification: August 2, 2002	October 31, 2002
Kyrgyzstan		Accession: August 6, 1996	November 4, 1996
Lao People's Democratic Republic		Accession: September 20, 1996	December 19, 1996
Latvia	June 11, 1992	Ratification: December 14, 1995	March 13, 1996	Details
Lebanon	June 12, 1992	Ratification: December 15, 1994	March 15, 1995
Lesotho	June 11, 1992	Ratification: January 10, 1995	April 10, 1995
Liberia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 8, 2000	February 6, 2001
Libya	June 29, 1992	Ratification: July 12, 2001	October 10, 2001
Liechtenstein	June 5, 1992	Ratification: November 19, 1997	February 17, 1998	Details
Lithuania	June 11, 1992	Ratification: February 1, 1996	May 1, 1996
Luxembourg	June 9, 1992	Ratification: May 9, 1994	August 7, 1994
Madagascar	June 8, 1992	Ratification: March 4, 1996	June 2, 1996
Malawi	June 10, 1992	Ratification: February 2, 1994	May 3, 1994
Malaysia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 24, 1994	September 22, 1994
Maldives	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 9, 1992	December 29, 1993
Mali	September 30, 1992	Ratification: March 29, 1995	June 27, 1995
Malta	June 12, 1992	Ratification: December 29, 2000	March 29, 2001
Marshall Islands	June 12, 1992	Ratification: October 8, 1992	December 29, 1993
Mauritania	June 12, 1992	Ratification: August 16, 1996	November 14, 1996
Mauritius	June 10, 1992	Ratification: September 4, 1992	December 29, 1993
Mexico	June 13, 1992	Ratification: March 11, 1993	December 29, 1993
Micronesia (Federated States of)	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 20, 1994	September 18, 1994
Monaco	June 11, 1992	Ratification: November 20, 1992	December 29, 1993
Mongolia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 30, 1993	December 29, 1993
Montenegro		Declaration / Notification of Succession: October 23, 2006	June 3, 2006
Morocco	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 21, 1995	November 19, 1995
Mozambique	June 12, 1992	Ratification: August 25, 1995	November 23, 1995
Myanmar	June 11, 1992	Ratification: November 25, 1994	February 23, 1995
Namibia	June 12, 1992	Ratification: May 16, 1997	August 14, 1997
Nauru	June 5, 1992	Ratification: November 11, 1993	February 9, 1994
Nepal	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 23, 1993	February 21, 1994
Netherlands	June 5, 1992	Acceptance: July 12, 1994	October 10, 1994	Details
New Zealand	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 16, 1993	December 29, 1993
Nicaragua	June 13, 1992	Ratification: November 20, 1995	February 18, 1996
Niger	June 11, 1992	Ratification: July 25, 1995	October 23, 1995
Nigeria	June 13, 1992	Ratification: August 29, 1994	November 27, 1994
Niue		Accession: February 28, 1996	May 28, 1996
Norway	June 9, 1992	Ratification: July 9, 1993	December 29, 1993
Oman	June 10, 1992	Ratification: February 8, 1995	May 9, 1995
Pakistan	June 5, 1992	Ratification: July 26, 1994	October 24, 1994
Palau		Accession: January 6, 1999	April 6, 1999
Panama	June 13, 1992	Ratification: January 17, 1995	April 17, 1995
Papua New Guinea	June 13, 1992	Ratification: March 16, 1993	December 29, 1993	Details
Paraguay	June 12, 1992	Ratification: February 24, 1994	May 25, 1994
Peru	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 7, 1993	December 29, 1993
Philippines	June 12, 1992	Ratification: October 8, 1993	January 6, 1994
Poland	June 5, 1992	Ratification: January 18, 1996	April 17, 1996
Portugal	June 13, 1992	Ratification: December 21, 1993	March 21, 1994	Details
Qatar	June 11, 1992	Ratification: August 21, 1996	November 19, 1996
Republic of Korea	June 13, 1992	Ratification: October 3, 1994	January 1, 1995
Republic of Moldova	June 5, 1992	Ratification: October 20, 1995	January 18, 1996
Romania	June 5, 1992	Ratification: August 17, 1994	November 15, 1994
Russian Federation	June 13, 1992	Ratification: April 5, 1995	July 4, 1995
Rwanda	June 10, 1992	Ratification: May 29, 1996	August 27, 1996
Saint Kitts and Nevis	June 12, 1992	Ratification: January 7, 1993	December 29, 1993
Saint Lucia		Accession: July 28, 1993	December 29, 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Accession: June 3, 1996	September 1, 1996
Samoa	June 12, 1992	Ratification: February 9, 1994	May 10, 1994
San Marino	June 10, 1992	Ratification: October 28, 1994	January 26, 1995
Sao Tome and Principe	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 29, 1999	December 28, 1999
Saudi Arabia		Accession: October 3, 2001	January 1, 2002
Senegal	June 13, 1992	Ratification: October 17, 1994	January 15, 1995
Serbia	June 8, 1992	Ratification: March 1, 2002	May 30, 2002
Seychelles	June 10, 1992	Ratification: September 22, 1992	December 29, 1993
Sierra Leone		Accession: December 12, 1994	March 12, 1995
Singapore	March 10, 1993	Ratification: December 21, 1995	March 20, 1996
Slovakia	May 19, 1993	Approval: August 25, 1994	November 23, 1994
Slovenia	June 13, 1992	Ratification: July 9, 1996	October 7, 1996
Solomon Islands	June 13, 1992	Ratification: October 3, 1995	January 1, 1996
Somalia		Accession: September 11, 2009	December 10, 2009
South Africa	June 4, 1993	Ratification: November 2, 1995	January 31, 1996
Spain	June 13, 1992	Ratification: December 21, 1993	March 21, 1994
Sri Lanka	June 10, 1992	Ratification: March 23, 1994	June 21, 1994
Sudan	June 9, 1992	Ratification: October 30, 1995	January 28, 1996	Details
Suriname	June 13, 1992	Ratification: January 12, 1996	April 11, 1996
Swaziland	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 9, 1994	February 7, 1995
Sweden	June 8, 1992	Ratification: December 16, 1993	March 16, 1994
Switzerland	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 21, 1994	February 19, 1995	Details
Syrian Arab Republic	May 3, 1993	Ratification: January 4, 1996	April 3, 1996	Details
Tajikistan		Accession: October 29, 1997	January 27, 1998
Thailand	June 12, 1992	Ratification: October 31, 2003	January 29, 2004
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia		Accession: December 2, 1997	March 2, 1998
Timor-Leste		Accession: October 10, 2006	January 8, 2007
Togo	June 12, 1992	Acceptance: October 4, 1995	January 2, 1996
Tonga		Accession: May 19, 1998	August 17, 1998
Trinidad and Tobago	June 11, 1992	Ratification: August 1, 1996	October 30, 1996
Tunisia	June 13, 1992	Ratification: July 15, 1993	December 29, 1993
Turkey	June 11, 1992	Ratification: February 14, 1997	May 15, 1997
Turkmenistan		Accession: September 18, 1996	December 17, 1996
Tuvalu	June 8, 1992	Ratification: December 20, 2002	March 20, 2003
Uganda	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 8, 1993	December 29, 1993
Ukraine	June 11, 1992	Ratification: February 7, 1995	May 8, 1995
United Arab Emirates	June 11, 1992	Ratification: February 10, 2000	May 10, 2000
United Kingdom	June 12, 1992	Ratification: June 3, 1994	September 1, 1994	Details
United Republic of Tanzania	June 12, 1992	Ratification: March 8, 1996	June 6, 1996
United States of America	June 4, 1993
Uruguay	June 9, 1992	Ratification: November 5, 1993	February 3, 1994
Uzbekistan		Accession: July 19, 1995	October 17, 1995
Vanuatu	June 9, 1992	Ratification: March 25, 1993	December 29, 1993
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	June 12, 1992	Ratification: September 13, 1994	December 12, 1994
Viet Nam	May 28, 1993	Ratification: November 16, 1994	February 14, 1995
Yemen	June 12, 1992	Ratification: February 21, 1996	May 21, 1996
Zambia	June 11, 1992	Ratification: May 28, 1993	December 29, 1993
Zimbabwe	June 12, 1992	Ratification: November 11, 1994	February 9, 1995