?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4857%2F&rft.title=Biodiversity+Since+Rio%3A+The+Future+of+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity&rft.creator=Raustiala%2C+K.&rft.creator=Victor%2C+D.G.&rft.description=In+this+essay+the+authors+review+the+developments+within+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity+(CBD)+since+its+adoption+in+1992+at+the+United+Nations+Conference+on+Environment+and+Development+in+Rio+de+Janeiro.+They+describe+the+problem+of+biodiversity+loss%2C+chart+how+the+biodiversity+agenda+has+expanded+to+include+many+other+concerns+such+as+access+to+genetic+resources%2C+intellectual+property+rights%2C+and+biotechnology%2C+and+review+the+operation+of+the+CBD+and+its+prospects.+They+also+analyze+the+prospects+for+future+implementation.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+authors+caution+that+while+the+need+for+a+comprehensive+approach+is+important%2C+the+core+issues+that+first+inspired+creation+of+the+Convention+--+the+preservation%2C+conservation%2C+and+utilization+of+biological+resources+--+risk+being+overshadowed+by+conflicts+engendered+by+the+agenda's+expansion.&rft.publisher=RR-96-015.+Reprinted+from+Environment%2C+38(4)+%5BMay+1996%5D.&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4857%2F1%2FRR-96-15.pdf&rft.identifier=++Raustiala%2C+K.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1526.html%3E+%26+Victor%2C+D.G.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1642.html%3E++(1996).++Biodiversity+Since+Rio%3A+The+Future+of+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity.+++IIASA+Research+Report+(Reprint).+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+RR-96-015.+Reprinted+from+Environment%2C+38(4)+%5BMay+1996%5D.+++++