3.3.4—Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Objective
- 3.3.4
- Level
- SL
Translate CBD Goals into the Correct Policy
The Convention on Biological Diversity links conservation, sustainable use and fair cooperation; its protocols solve different problems.
CBD parties develop national strategies for conserving and sustainably using biodiversity and cooperate on protected marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. The Nagoya Protocol addresses fair and equitable benefit-sharing from genetic resources; CITES separately regulates international wildlife trade.
A company using a plant genetic resource raises Nagoya benefit-sharing questions; exporting a protected animal raises CITES trade questions.
Nagoya Protocol, not CITES; match the policy to the mechanism.
International conservation names are not interchangeable—identify the regulated activity first.