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Pre-registration form for WG8J-04
Pre-registration form for ABSWG-04
Side-events Requests Form
Information Note for Participants<br> (Note: Spanish version as provided by the host country)
Provisional Agenda
International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Consolidated text of the comments and proposals contained in submissions by parties, Governments and organizations regarding the international regime
Matrix on the Analysis of Gaps
Compilation of Further Studies and Pilot Projects and Views on the Design of an International Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance
Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, International Organizations, Indigenous and Local Communities and Relevant Stakeholders Related to the International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing
Strategic Plan: Future Evaluation of Progress – The Need and Possible Options for Indicators for Access to Genetic Resources and In Particular for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising Out of their Utilization: Compilation of Views and Information Provided by Parties, Governments, R ...
Further Consideration of Outstanding Issues Related to Access and Benefit-sharing: Use of Terms, Definitions and/or Glossary, as Appropriate
Measures to Support Compliance With Prior Informed Consent of the Contracting Party Providing Genetic Resources and Mutually Agreed Terms on Which Access was Granted In Contracting Parties With Users of Such Resources Under their Jurisdiction
Analysis of Options for Implementing Disclosure of Origin Requirements in Intellectual Property Applications - Submission by UNCTAD
Developing an Effective International Regime for Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources - Using Market-based Instruments
Report of the Regional Biopiracy Prevention Workshop
Needs and Options for ABS Implementation in Africa: Recommendations of the Regional ABS Capacity-building Workshop for Eastern And Southern Africa
The Commercial Use of Biodiversity: An Update on Current Trends in Demand for Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, and Industry Perspectives on ABS Policy and Implementation
Analysis of Claims of Unauthorised Access and Misappropriation of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Measures to Support Compliance With Prior Informed Consent of the Contracting Party Providing Genetic Resources and Mutually Agreed Terms on Which Access Was Granted, In Contracting Parties With Users of Such Resources Under their Jurisdiction: List of relevant documentation circulated in other ...
Compilation of Submissions Relating to the Matrix on the Analysis of Gaps
International Expert Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, 20 To 23 September 2005, Cape Town, South Africa
Access and Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources
Media accreditation form
Annotated Provisional Agenda
International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Consolidated text of the comments and proposals contained in submissions by Parties, Governments and organizations regarding the international regime
Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, International Organizations, Indigenous and Local Communities and Relevant Stakeholders Related to the International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing
Interrelation of Access to Genetic Resources and Disclosure Requirements in Applications for Intellectual Property Rights: Report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Measures to Support Compliance with Prior Informed Consent of the Contracting Party Providing Genetic Resources and Mutually Agreed Terms on which Access was Granted in Contracting Parties with Users of such Resources under Their Jurisdiction
Matrix on the Analysis of Gaps (Corrigendum)
Compilation of Further Studies and Pilot Projects and Views on the Design of an International Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance (Corrigendum)
Further Consideration of Outstanding Issues Related to Access and Benefit-sharing: Use of Terms, Definitions and/or Glossary, as Appropriate (Corrigendum)
a panel discussion concerning facilitated transboundary movement of biodiversity and traditional knowledge
Present the results of the third ABS Governance roundtable been held in november 2005 in Paris with the aim of identifying existing and potential mechanisms for ensuring compliance with the an international regime on ABS, ABS agreements and protection of sovereign and community rights.
Two 10 to 15 minutes presentations: 1. ABS: good practice for academic research on genetic resources 2. A guide to using the working draft ABS management tool Booklets describing these two tools will be available
Inter alia roundtable with experts discussing the implementation of ABS regulations and their impacts on biodiversity-related (basic) research activities.
The European Commission presents and explains the proposal by the European Community and its Member States to the World Intellectual Property Organization. There will be a brief presentation of the EC + MS proposal on disclosure or origin to WIPO followed by a question and answer session with p ...
Workshop to share business experiences and perspectives on ABS issues
Representatives from the Biotechnology Industry Organization will explain their recent guideline for bio-prospecting.
The Government of Canada, together with the Arctic Athabaskan Council and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, hosted a workshop on access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and benefit-sharing, in Whitehorse, Yukon, from March 15 to 17, 2005. The objective of the workshop, ...
Powerpoint presentation
How Revisions to the ABS Regime Can Impact/Resolve Conflicts over Misappropriation of GR
Australian APEC Study Centre, Monash University
Shedding light on the impacts of the WTO Hong Kong ministerial on the disclosure of origin debate.
ProBenefit is an interdisciplinary research project aiming at the implementation of the principles of the CBD. Its goal is to work out a model procedure for a fair and transparent sharing of benefits from the use of biodiversity in the Amazon lowlands of Ecuador through negotiations with the nat ...
Case presentation regarding ilegal access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge
The American BioIndustry Alliance takes seriously the issue of the equitable sharing of benefits related to genetic resource (GR) inventions and related traditional knowledge (TK). This panel will explore alternatives to the conventional wisdom on GR and TK to explore practical, meaningful alte ...
Analysis and experience exchange on the importance of Customary Law and its role in conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity, as well as in the protection of the associated traditional knowledge.