International and Canadian initiatives to protect biodiversity
Recognizing that the loss of biodiversity threatens the integrity of the ecosphere and undermines sustainability, a large majority of the world's governments have signed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Convention has three main goals:
- the conservation of biological diversity,
- the sustainable use of its components, and
- the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources
The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have plans in place to achieve the goals of the CBD within their jurisdictions.