The Convention for Biological Diversity

was opened for signature on 5 June

1992 at the United Nations Conference
on Environment and Development (the
Rio Earth Summit, Rio de Jainero)
Workshop
17 February 2015
Chiinu

Ursan Ina
2010-2014 Moldova State University, Bachelor
degree in Law
2014 -2016 Moldova State University, Master in
International Law
2014 Attached, Human Resources, legal and
litigations departament of the Ministry for
Foreign Affaires and European Integration

International Day for Biological

Diversity - 22 May

Scope of aplication
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The Convention has three main objectives:

conservation of biological diversity;
Use its components in a sustenaible manner;
Fair and equitable sharing of benefits resulting from the
utilization of genetic resources.

Convention on Biological Diversity was ratified by Moldova

on 16 May 1995 (Parliament Decision no.457-XIII)

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the

Convention on Biological Diversity is an international
agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling,
transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs)
resulting
from modern biotechnology that may have adverse
effects on biological diversity, taking also into account
risks to human health. It was adopted on 29 January
2000 and entered into force on 11 September 2003.

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and

the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from
their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity is
an international agreement which aims at sharing the benefits
arising from the utilization of genetic resources in a fair and
equitable way, including by appropriate access to genetic
resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant
technologies, taking into account all rights over those
resources and to technologies, and by appropriate funding,
thereby contributing to the conservation of biological
diversity and the sustainable use of its components.
Adopted on 29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan.

Development of Legal Framework in Europe

In May 2011, the European Commission

adopted a new strategy that presents the
EU action for the next ten years to achieve
the primary target about biodiversity in
2020.
The first objective of the strategy
conservation and restoration nature of the
European Union.

The EU Birds and Habitats Directives: Nature 2000

About the Birds Directive

Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the
conservation of wild birds (this is the codified version
of Directive 79/409/EEC as amended) is the EUs
oldest piece of nature legislation and one of the most
important, creating a comprehensive scheme of
protection for all wild bird species naturally occurring
in the Union..

The Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC was adopted in

1992. The main aim of this Directive is to promote
the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of
economic, social, cultural and regional requirements.
While the Directive makes a contribution to the
general objective of sustainable development; it
ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare,
threatened or endemic species, including around 450
animals and 500 plants. Some 200 rare and
characteristic habitat types are also targeted for
conservation in their own right.

National legal framework

Law nr. 1515-XII from 16 June 1993 for the environmental protection
Law nr. 851-XIII from 29 May1996 on ecological expertise;
Law nr. 1102-XIII from 6 February 1997 on natural resources

Moldovan Parliament adopted the decision no.

112 of 27.04.2001, regarding the approval of the
National Strategy and Action Plan for
Biodiversity Conservation (2014-2020).

Plan of actions/possible
obstacle
Action plan to implement
the strategy 20142020 is developed in accord
ance withChapter"Environm
ent" of the Association
Agreement Moldova - EU

INSUFFICIENT FUNDING
INEFFECTIVE
INSTITUTIONAL
CAPACITY
LACK OF SPECILISED
EXPERTS
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INSTITUTION