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Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for West Asia and North Africa

1 - 5 June 2014, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

REMINDER NOTIFICATION: Participation in the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/ABS/BG/aba/83333 (2014-077)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ICNP National Focal Points

REMINDER NOTIFICATION: Participation in the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/ABS/BG/aba/83333 (2014-078)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations, international organizations and relevant stakeholders

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean, Georgetown, Guyana, 19 May – 22 May 2014

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean, Georgetown, Guyana, 19 May – 22 May 2014

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean

19 - 22 May 2014, Georgetown, Guyana

With four new ratifications in the last week, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has received 66% of the necessary ratifications, with only 17 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force.

Four new ratifications edge landmark genetic resources treaty closer to entering into force

With four new ratifications in the last week, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has received 66% of the necessary ratifications, with only 17 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force. Ratif ...

Call for Proposals 2014: Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/KG/aba/83495 (2014-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points; relevant organizations; and indigenous and local communities

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/6

Report of the Third 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

Call for Nomination of Participants for the Sub-Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for West Asia and North Africa, 1-5 June 2014 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/83410 (2014-055)
To: National Focal Points of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Minsk, Belarus, 31 March – 4 April 2014

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Minsk, Belarus, 31 March – 4 April 2014

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

31 March - 4 April 2014, Minsk, Belarus

Call for Nomination of Participants for the Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for Sub-Saharan Africa, 9-13 June 2014 - Kampala, Uganda

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/jh/83387 (2014-050)
To: National Focal Points of: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Regional Capacity-building Workshop for Latin America on Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

24 - 28 March 2014, Montevideo, Uruguay

Call for Nomination of Participants for the Caribbean Sub-Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, 19-22 May 2014 – Georgetown, Guyana

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/ET/ab/83361 (2014-044)
To: National Focal Points of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Participation in the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/ABS/BG/aba/83333 (2014-045)
To: CBD and ICNP Focal Points

Participation in the pilot phase of the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/ABS/BG/aba/83333 (2014-046)
To:

ABS development in selected countries in Southeast Asia

Discussion between selected SEA countries and stakeholders on the progress of ABS.

Does facilitated access of non-commercial research contribute to conservation and sustainable use?

What are the most common and most wanted benefits derived from non-commercial research? What are the main challenges for implementing “facilitated access for non-commercial research”? What are the risks? The Nagoya Protocol calls for “facilitated access for non-commercial research, taking into a ...

Governments have established firm foundations for the operation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources, contributing to the momentum towards entry into force and setting the agenda for the first meeting of its governing body, expected to take place in October 2014.

Governments complete preparations for the entry into force of Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Governments have established firm foundations for the operation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources, contributing to the momentum towards entry into force and setting the agenda for the first meeting of its governing body, expected to take place in October 2014.

Marine Genetic Resources and the Nagoya Protocol: Preparing the Marine Scientific Community

The oceans cover more that 70% of the Earth’s surface, harbour more than 95% of its biosphere and are home to more than 34 of the 36 living animal phyla. Its enormous biological diversity makes the marine environment a vast and unique reservoir of undiscovered genetic information and biochemical ...

Benefit-sharing and the Law: Unraveling the Nagoya Protocol and Mapping Other Opportunities for Benefit-sharing

This event will provide an opportunity to discuss the main findings of academic research conducted by the University of Edinburgh School of Law on the interpretation of the Nagoya Protocol, including its interactions with other areas of international law - notably human rights. The event will ...

Clarifying the impact of the Nagoya Protocol on the top innovation processes related to botanical extracts and natural ingredients

Initial results of a study to determine which innovation processes related to botanical extracts and ingredients fall within the scope of the Nagoya Protocol and assess the potential impact on current business models and their effect on delivering the conservation and livelihood goals of the Pr ...

ABS development in Southeast Asia: General evaluation

Discussion between SEA countries and stakeholders on the progress of ABS under the UNEP-GEF regional ABS project.

Codes of Conduct, Best Practices and Standards: Modalities for evaluation and recognition using the examples of the; ABS Management Tool, Culture Collection Standard and the International Barcode of Life

This event will build on the 2013 Tokyo Informal meeting on the implementation of Protocol Articles 19 & 20 and explore possible methodologies for the evaluation and recognition Guidelines, Codes of Conduct and best practices using three practical examples.

Las comunidades locales y el Protocolo de Nagoya

ESPANOL LAS COMUNIDADES LOCALES han desempenado y desempenan un pael clave enel uso sostenible de la diversidad biologica en particular lo relacionados con los conocimientos tradicionales en el marco del articulo 7 del PdN y relacionados ,a partir de esa actividad daremos a conocer nuestro PLAN ...

Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Some early experiences from India

The proposed side-event aims at presenting early efforts undertaken in India with regard to the Nagoya Protocol, using a case study of a GEF-UNDP-Government of India project on ‘Mainstreaming Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plant Diversity in Three Indian States’. At a time, when m ...

Global Overview of National and Regional ABS Measures: Release of 3rd Edition

Launch of the 3rd edition of the FOEN-sponsored CISDL study on ABS measures worldwide.

Intellectual property and genetic resources: an update on the WIPO IGC negotiations.

The Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will update participants on the text-based negotiations underway in the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) - in particular the renewed IGC mand ...

Technical and Financial Resources Available for the Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

This is an opportunity for the parties to the CBD to learn the opportunities to obtain technical and financial support for the ratification and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. There will be presentations by the GEF Secretariat, GEF Agencies and Executing Partners. This is a very good oppo ...

ABS in Practice: lessons from Latin American and the Caribbean (IUCN-UNEP/GEF LAC Project)

The Side Event will present several products obtained on ABS matters in the LAC Region including: - Legislation: challenges for the future implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Region - Case Studies: experiences from the LAC Region (including research, capacity building, non-commercial b ...

Implementing the Nagoya Protocol: Alerts and Pitfalls

The panel will cover the following: (i) Some recent cases of potential biopiracy to provide guidance for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the Nagoya Protocol; (ii) Making the global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism under Article 10 a reality; (iii) Analysis of the proposed Eu ...

The Pilot Phase of the ABS Clearing-House

Presentation on the Pilot Phase of the ABS Clearing-House

LESSONS LEARNT FROM EXISTING NATIONAL ABS SYSTEMS - CHALLENGES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL

A dialogue on “Practical Ways Forward for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol” hosted by the Government of South Africa and organized by the ABS Capacity Development Initiative implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH was held in Cape Town , So ...

Current Japanese status for implementation of Nagoya Protocol

We introduce our status for implementation of Nagoya Protocol

‘STRENGTHENING COMPLIANCE IN THE EU: CODES OF CONDUCT, GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EUROPEAN TAXONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND THE REGISTER OF COLLECTIONS

Presentations and Panel discussion on the implications for biological collections of the proposed EU-wide Regulation on Implementing the Nagoya Protocol together with an examination of the roles of such collections in the utilisation of genetic resources. The development and adoption by sectors ...

COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES: SOME PERSPECTIVES ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING

The Nagoya Protocol reaffirms the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities over their biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. The panel will provide guidance on implementing the Protocol from several case studies: (a) ABS agreements between plant breeders and farmers ...

PATENT ACTIVITY FOR GENETIC RESOURCES AND TRADITIONAL KOWLEDGE: EXPERIENCE FROM THE UK

This event will present the results of research to identify UK patent activity for genetic resources and traditional knowledge relevant to the Nagoya Protocol and lessons learned on options for promoting respect for the Nagoya Protocol in research and development with partner countries.

Governments meet in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea this week for discussions which will finalise preparations for the first meeting of the governing body of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization – the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 1).

Nagoya Protocol meeting prepares for entry into force of ground-breaking treaty on genetic resources

Governments meet in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea this week for discussions which will finalise preparations for the first meeting of the governing body of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization – the Conf ...

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the Third Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, 24 – 28 February 2014

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

24 - 28 February 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

ABS Clearing-House Capacity-building Workshop

23 - 24 February 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/3/2

Programme Budget for the Work Programme for the Biennium Following the Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization

UNEP/CBD/ICNP/3/INF/7

Explanatory Note for the Exchange of Views on the State of Implementation of the Nagoya

Three new ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization provide significant momentum towards its entry into force. The recent ratifications by Benin, Burkina Faso and Myanmar bring the total number of ratifications to the ground-breaking treaty under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to 29.

Three new ratifications edge landmark treaty on genetic resources towards entry into force

Three new ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization provide significant momentum towards its entry into force. The recent ratifications by Benin, Burkina Faso and Myanmar bring the total numbe ...