Contributions to the first assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Nagoya Protocol
In
decision NP-2/4, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol identifies the elements and sources of information to be included in the first assessment and review, including the possibility of a targeted survey to collect additional information (paragraph 3).
Against this background, the Executive Secretary issued
notification 2017-104 to invite:
- Relevant stakeholders, such as the private sector/business community, research/scientific community and ex situ collections, to provide information on the development, update and use of model contractual clauses, codes of conduct, guidelines, best practices and/or standards in relation to access and benefit-sharing; and
- Indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organisations to provide information on customary laws and the development of community protocols and procedures in relation to access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of such knowledge.
The contributions received by the Secretariat in response are available below.
Model contractual clauses, codes of conduct, guidelines, best practices and/or standards
Customary laws, community protocols and procedures in relation to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
