Views and relevant information submitted on potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources
In
decision XIII/16, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity invited Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations and stakeholders to submit views and relevant information to the Executive Secretary on any potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol invited these submissions to include information relevant to the Nagoya Protocol (
decision NP-2/14).
The Secretariat invited the submission of views and information through
notification 2017-37. The submissions received by the Secretariat in response are available below.
CBD Parties
CBD Non-Parties
Organizations and Stakeholders