To assist in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the Andean region, the five Member States of the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) adopted a Regional Biodiversity Strategy for the Tropical Andean States. The Strategy sets forth approaches for collaboratively conserving and sustainably using ecosystems, species, and genetic resources; equitable sharing of benefits; protection and nurturing of traditional knowledge; development of scientific knowledge, innovations, and technologies to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity; integrate biodiversity conservation into sectoral policies and development projects, and strengthening of international negotiation capabilities.
For more information, see http://www.comunidadandina.org/
ingles/normativa/Decision523e.pdf