CBD (Convention of Biological Diversity) [to 8 March 2014]
http://www.cbd.int/

South Sudan becomes 194th Party to Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 7 March 2014 – South Sudan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 17 February 2014, thus becoming the 194th Party to the global treaty on biodiversity and sustainable development. With this accession, the CBD will enter into force for South Sudan on 18 May 2014.

Iraq to become 167th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 7 March 2014 – Iraq deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 3 March 2014 and will become the 167th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on 1 June 2014.