Pursuant to the provisions of the Convention and related decisions, the Ministry responsible for the Environment has designated focal points or national correspondents who serve as liaison between the Convention Secretariat and the competent national authorities. It is :

	Operational Focal Point of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
	National Focal Point of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
	CBD Clearinghouse Focal Point
	Focal Point for Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (ABS)
	Focal Point of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)
	Focal Point for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)
	Focal Point of the Cartagena Protocol for the prevention of biotechnological risks