Notification

Access and Benefit-sharing: Communication of a Proposed Protocol pursuant to Article 28, paragraph 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference
SCBD/SEL/LG/71198 (2010-066)

Sent To
CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, international organisations, indigenous and local community organisations and stakeholders

Publication Date
2010-04-08

In decision VII/19 D (Kuala Lumpur, February 2004), the Conference of the Parties mandated the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing to elaborate and negotiate an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing with the aim of adopting an instrument/instruments to effectively implement the provisions of Article 15 and 8 (j) of the Convention and its three objectives.

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