Abstract
Malaysia is one of the countries blessed with rich flora and fauna, which is a heritage that all Malaysians are proud of. The Country is concerned and determined to ensure the preservation of this unique biological heritage for the benefit of present and future generations. Malaysia was among the more than 150 countries that signed the CBD at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and ratified the convention and became a party to it in 1994. The National Policy on Biological Diversity for Malaysia was developed and launched in 1998. This national policy aims to provide direction for the nation to implement strategies, action plans and programmes on biological diversity for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the resources. This paper therefore discusses the issues and policies on the biological diversity, bioprospecting and international collaboration in line with CBD using some already available case histories in Malaysia.
