RT null T1 A Call to Action: Decisions and Ministerial Statement from the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 agricultural product K1 biosphere K1 biological diversity K1 coastal zone management K1 fiscal policy K1 genetically modified organism K1 technology transfer K1 forest K1 marine environment K1 genetic resource K1 technical cooperation K1 work programme YR 1996 FD 1996-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25779 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25779 NO Accordingly, the United Nations Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1992 identified as a priority the need for the conservation of biological diversity. The Action Plan on Programme Development and Priorities adopted in 1973 at the first session of UNEP's Governing Council (GC), identified the "conservation of nature, wildlife and genetic resources" as a priority area. Since then, the conservation of biological diversity constitutes one of the main activities undertaken by UNEP DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026