That Convention stipulates that the contracting parties have sovereign rights to their biological resources and are responsible for the conservation of their biological diversity and the sustainable use of their biological resources.
Sonraítear sa Choinbhinsiún sin go bhfuil cearta ceannasacha ag na páirtithe conarthacha chun a n-acmhainní bitheolaíocha agus go bhfuil siad freagrach as caomhnú a n-éagsúlachta bitheolaíche agus as úsáid inbhuanaithe a n-acmhainní bitheolaíocha.