The treaty clearly indicates that countries have sovereignty over their bio-resources. But it also says that countries have the obligation to monitor, inspect, and study species and their changes over time.
公約也明白指出，地主國擁有對自己境內生物資源主權的要求，但同時各國也有監測、查明、研究物種，與持續追蹤物種變化的義務。