Clearing-House Mechanism

The Convention on Biological Diversity has established a "Clearing-House Mechanism" to ensure that all governments have access to the information and technologies they need for their work on biodiversity. The Clearing-House Mechanism seeks to support the Convention's thematic and cross-cutting programmes of work by promoting cooperation in six key areas: tools for decision-making, training and capacity-building, research, funding, technology transfer, and the repatriation of information. As broad participation and easy access are top priorities, the clearing-house's database can be tapped through both traditional and electronic means of communication.