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UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/8

Report of the First Meeting of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/1

Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/1/ADD1/REV1

Revised Annotated Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/2

Report of the Expert Meeting on the Modalities of Operation of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/3

Tentative Timeline and Resource Requirements for the Implementation of the Pilot Phase and the Adoption of the Modalities of Operation of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/4

Measures to Assist in the Capacity-Building, Capacity Development and Strengthening of Human Resources and Institutional Capacities in Developing Countries and Parties with Economies in Transition

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/5

Measures to Raise Awareness of the Importance of the Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, and Related Access and Benefit-Sharing Issues

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/6/Rev.1

Cooperative Procedures and Institutional Mechanisms to Promote Compliance with the Protocol and to Address Cases of Non-Compliance

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/7

Timeline of Suggested Activities and Resource Requirements

UNEP/CBD/ABS/EM-CH/1/2

Issues for Consideration in the Establishment of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

UNEP/CBD/ABS/EM-CH/1/3

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, International Organizations, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations and Relevant Stakeholders on the Modalities of Operation of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

UNEP/CBD/ABS/EM-CH/1/3/ADD1

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, International Organizations, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations and Relevant Stakeholders on the Modalities of Operation of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House (Addendum)

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Use of Cameras and Audio/Video Recording Devices by Participants at Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversit

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Guidelines for the Participation of Representatives of Observer Organizations at Meetings of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Subsidiary Bodies

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/1

Overview of Compliance Procedures and Mechanisms Established under Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/2

Overview of Experiences and Initiatives on Awareness-Raising on Access and Benefit-Sharing and Under Different Multilateral Environmental Agreements

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/3

Synthesis of Views and Information Provided in Relation to Capacity Building, Capacity Development and Strengthening of Human Resources and Institutional Capacities

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/4

Cooperative Procedures and Institutional Mechanisms on Compliance: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/5

Capacity (Article 22): Action Plan on Capacity-Building for Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing (2004)

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/6

Outcomes of the Capacity-Building Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/7

The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/1/INF/8

Excerpt from Resolution 8/2011 of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Information Note for Participants

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Submissions Provided by Parties, International Organizations, Indigenous and Local Community Organizations and Relevant Stakeholders for the First Meeting of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharin ...

Visionary Biodiversity Laws and Policies & Opportunities for Implementation

Experts from the CISDL Biodiversity Law Programme and the World Future Council will explain to policy-makers how to develop exemplary biodiversity laws based on sustainable development law principles, including justice for future generations. Examples will be based on a CISDL/WFC analysis of so ...

GEF SUPPORT TO ABS

The GEF will present a summary of the national and regional projects in support of ABS, and of the opportunities at the newly created Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) and the GEF Biodiversity Strategy for GEF-5.

IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL FOR RESEARCH ON BIOCULTURAL DIVERSITY

The event will bring together scientists from various disciplines to discuss the role of Universities and research institutes in capacity-building for ABS.

Are the FAO and WHO ABS-Agreements supportive of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol?

Article 4 of the Nagoya Protocol explicitly envisages the possibility of specialized international access and benefit-sharing instruments,provided that they are supportive of and do not run counter to the objectives of the Convention and the Protocol. The side-event will analyse two current impo ...

ABS Implementation - and the Communication Challenge

With the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol, the ABS challenge has moved to the national level: all countries are called upon to design and implement measures that make ABS work in practice. This requires effective communication with a broad range of actors. The ABS Capacity Development Iniative is ...

Orphan Genetic Resources: Modalities for International Recognition of Benefit-sharing under Protocol Article 10 and the ABS CHM

Geoff Burton of the United Nations University will outline a proposal for a mechanism under Article 10 to enable benefit-sharing agreements for the utilization of genetic resources of unknown or transboundary origin to be internationally recognized as compliant with the Nagoya Protocol. Dr. Paul ...

Enhancing Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 – 2020: Strengthening the Linkages between Biodiversity Planning and Access and Benefit Sharing

Although access and benefit sharing (ABS) is one of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), implementation at the national level has varied widely between countries. A global assessment of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) completed by the ...

An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS

A clear understanding of the text of the Nagoya Procol on ABS and the resulting obligations for the contracting Parties as well as ABS procedures is of essential importance for the future implementation of the Protocol at the national level. IUCN is developing an explanatory guide to the Nagoya ...

Biocultural Protocols: Nurturing ABS-TK Implementation and Nagoya Protocol Awareness Rising Approaches in the Andean Region

This workshop will present experiences and lessons learned from a variety of existing initiatives and activities related to the use of Biocultural Protocols for indigenous knowledge, access and benefit-sharing and related inter-cultural awareness-raising activities in the Andean region. Case st ...

Report from the Reflection meeting on Art 10 on the needs and modalities for an International Mechanism

This side event targets to report from the informal conversations and reflections on Nagoya Protocol Article 10 on the needs and modalitites for a Mechanism for Benefit sharing.

Recommendation 1/1

Modalities of operation of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing house

Recommendation 1/2

Measures to assist in capacity-building and development and the strengthening of human resources and institutional capacities in developing countries and Parties with economies in transition

Recommendation 1/3

Measures to raise awareness of the importance of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and access and benefit-sharing related issues

Recommendation 1/4

Cooperative procedures and institutional mechanisms to promote compliance with the Protocol and to address cases of non-compliance