The achievement and prospect of fulfilling "Convention on Biological Diversity" in China;

"Convention on Biological Diversity" and Biodiversity Conservation in China;

In order to share the benefit arising from the utilization of genetic resources,many mega-biodiversity countries promulgated their laws,based on the Convention on Biological Diversity,to regulate access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing(ABS).

This paper integrated the other research results relevant to indigenous knowledge and combined Convention of Biological Diversity(CBD) to analyze the possibility for the establishment and recog.

In this paper,the background for access and benefit sharing (ABS) of genetic resources under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is reviewed,and the work of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing for Genetic Resources is introduced.

To control the biological genetic resources,many countries,by following the"Convention on Biological Diversity",have made national leg- islation to play their limited national benefit of the resources and safeguard their national interests.

The adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity indicates the establishment of the international legal standard on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing,while the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture sets up the multilateral system for ac.

“Biosafety", which is one of the main subjects discussed in every Contracting Party Congress after ratification of Convention on Biological Diversity was introduced in detail as well.