Convention on Biological Diversity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Urges all Member States to fulfil their commitments to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010; urges the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to facilitate the transfer of technology for the effective implementation of the Convention; reaffirms the commitment, subject to national legislation, to respect, preserve and maintain the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; stresses the importance of private-sector engagement for the implementation of the three objectives of the Convention and in achieving biodiversity targets; encourages developed countries parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to contribute to the relevant trust funds of the Convention so as to enhance the full participation of the developing countries parties in all of its activities; decides, in follow-up to its resolution 63/219, to convene the one-day high-level meeting as close as possible to the opening of the general debate of the 65th session of the General Assembly, as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity; encourages all Member States, relevant regional and international organizations, major groups and other stakeholders to support, as appropriate, the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010.

Adopted without vote, 66th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.