Figure 8.4
Rate of ratification of the main international treaties that concern biodiversity conservation (source: BirdLife International 2004b): Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention); World Heritage Convention (WHC); UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); and Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).