The U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity

The CBD Clearing-House Mechanism

The Bahamas CBD Country Reports

National Biodiversity Policies & Legislation

Bahamas Species

National Parks and Protected Areas

Biodiversity Data Management Partners

Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network

The Bahamas Environment, Science & Technology Commission

Bahamas Ecosystems

Through the Convention on Biodiversity Enabling Activities The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has successfully completed a number of critical national country studies and reports. As a result, the government has drafted, adopted and endorsed a significant number of national strategies and policies which aide in the sustainable development of the Bahamas in areas particularly focused on biodiversity management.

These reports are available in adobe pdf format and include the following:

National Biodiversity Country Study (1995)
National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (1998)
National Invasive Species Strategy (2003)
National Capacity Self-Assessment for Biodiversity (2004)
National Environmental Policy (Draft 2005)
National Biodiversity Data Management Project (1997)
National Biosecurity Strategy and Draft Legislation (Draft 2005)
Second National Report on the Implementation of the CBD (1997)

The Bahamas continues to support the convention on biodiversity through its active participation in global, regional and sub-regional initiatives geared towards the successful implementation of the convention and the achievement of the 2010 targets set by the conference of parties to the convention.

Other significant National Reports addressing areas of biodiversity include the following:
GEO Bahamas 2005 - State of the Environment Report
The Bahamas Agenda 21 National Report 2000

Inter-regional reports include:
Caribbean Global Environment Outlook Report 2004/2005

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