Meetings of the Steering Committee of the Multilateral Mechanism for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, including the Cali Fund

• First meeting- online: Monday, 16 June- Wednesday, 18 June 2025
• Second meeting – in person: Wednesday, 3 September – Saturday, 6 September 2025

Composition of the Steering Committee: 

2025-04-02- Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Composition of the Steering Committee

Online Space for members, observers and alternates of the Steering Committee for the Multilateral Mechanism for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, including the Cali Fund.

Link to forum

Members must sign-in using a CBD account to post messages on the forum.

Meetings of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Allocation Methodology: 

• First meeting- online: Tuesday, 27 January- Thursday, 29 January 2026
• Second meeting – in person: Tuesday, 12 May– Thursday, 14 May 2026

Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Allocation Methodology: 

Link to Forum [the forum is only accessible to members of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group]

2025-05-26- Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Allocation Methodology

• 2025-05-26- Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Allocation Methodology
• 2025-04-02- Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Composition of the Steering Committee
• 2025-03-06- Operationalization of the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Extension of deadline for nominations to the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Allocation Methodology
• 2025-02-07-  Extension of Deadline: Nominations for the Steering Committee of the multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, including a global fund ("The Cali Fund")
• 2024-12-10 - The multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, including a global fund ("The Cali Fund"):  Submission of information on national, regional or international standards on thresholds determining small, medium and large entities
• 2024-12-10 - The multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, including a global fund ("The Cali Fund"):  Submission of views on possible new tools and models, such as databases, for making digital sequence information on genetic resources publicly available and accessible
• 2024-12-10 - The multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, including a global fund ("The Cali Fund"):  Submission of views on possible additional modalities of the multilateral mechanism
• 2024-12-10 -  Operationalizing the multilateral mechanism for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, including a global fund (“The Cali Fund”): Follow up to decision 16/2 of the Conference of the Parties