But the American refusal to sign the biodiversity treaty is not expected to be a fatal blow.

This more comprehensive approach is embodied in the biodiversity treaty that countries are signing here.

The biodiversity treaty gained another important supporter today when India announced that it would sign.

It is to be presented for signature on Thursday, the biodiversity treaty on Friday.

The rest of the world agrees on a biodiversity treaty and the President says it's too expensive.

The biodiversity treaty agreed to here today and the climate control treaty are regarded as the most important matters at the environmental summit meeting.

The central purpose of the biodiversity treaty is to help prevent the extinction of flora and fauna around the world.

Questioned on the issue at a news conference, he vigorously defended his environmental record and suggested that signing the biodiversity treaty would imperil American jobs.

This biodiversity treaty is a centerpiece of the summit.

The State Department issued a written defense today of the decision not to sign the biodiversity treaty.