Convention on Biological Diversity
International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: MED, MFAT.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: MFAT, MAF, MfE, EPA, Customs.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
International administering body: UNEP. New Zealand agencies responsible: Department of Conservation (DoC).
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
International administering body: UN FAO. New Zealand agencies responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), MFAT.
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
International administering body:
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
(UPOV). New Zealand agencies responsible: MAF, MFAT.