A joint publication of IUCN and the International Academy of the Environment, this title is based on contributions to the Global Biodiversity Forum organised by the IUCN, WRI, and UNEP in October 1993. It contains over 50 original papers, and the text of the convention itself. Explored are questions related to the Convention, specifically, conservation and the use of genetic resources, and North-South controversies and opportunities. The publication Report of the Global Biodiversity Forum in French, Spanish, and English, which complements this book and reflects the wide diversity of opinion is also avaiable.