Spain becomes 40th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the 25th signatory of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Montreal, 25 July 2011 –On 21 July 2011, Spain became the 40th Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity to sign 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 (CBD) and the 25th Party to sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, said: ―Spain’s signature of the two treaties is yet another testament to the growing commitment and support for the global efforts to protect life on Earth and secure a sustainable future for our children. I call on all countries who have not yet signed the two protocols to do so.‖