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Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia ratify Nagoya Protocol

Montreal, 28 February 2013 – Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia have become the 13th 14th and 15th countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biolo ...

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability & Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 – 13 February 2013, Bangalore, India

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability & Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 – 13 February 2013, Bangalore, India

Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism (Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol): Inter-sessional activities emanating from COP decision XI/1, section B

Reference: SCBD/SEL/KG/nc/81305 (2013-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Relevant organizations and representatives of indigenous and local communities.

South Africa 12th state to ratify Nagoya Protocol

South Africa 12th state to ratify Nagoya Protocol

Montreal, 28 January 2013 – South Africa has become the 12th country, and the first in 2013, to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

2nd Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FRG (FAO)

21 - 25 January 2013, Rome, Italy

Nominations for the expert meeting to develop a draft strategic framework for capacity-building and development in support of the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, 3 – 5 June 2013, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/ET/81201 (2013-004)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, International organizations, indigenous and local community organizations and relevant stakeholder

At its eleventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties, upon recommendation by the second 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, requested t ...

Activities resulting from decision XI/1 of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization and related developments

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/BG/81188 (2013-003)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders

The purpose of this notification is (i) to provide information on planned activities for the biennium 2013-2014 in light of decision XI/1 of the Conference of the Parties on the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and related developments (ii) to invite Parties, other Gov ...

Press Release: Panama and Mauritius have become the 10th and 11th countries respectively to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Panama and Mauritius 10th and 11th states to ratify Nagoya Protocol

Montreal, 21 December 2012 – Panama and Mauritius have become the 10th and 11th countries respectively to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on ABS for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

11 - 13 December 2012, Budapest, Hungary

Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Ethiopia and Fiji ratify international treaty on use of genetic resources

Montreal, 20 November 2012 – Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Conv ...

Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

12 - 14 November 2012, Rome, Italy

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: 7 NOVEMBER 2012 - Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Budapest, Hungary, 11-13 December 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/SG/80873 (2012-135)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to ICNP Focal Points in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Community-Based Natural Resources Management in Namibia and the role and potential of equitable access and benefit sharing

The side event will give an overview of Namibia's Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) Programme and how the devolution of legal rights over elements of biodiversity and the provision of technical support has empowered communities to conserve and sustainably utilize their natural ...

ABS for Business: Understanding the Nagoya Protocol

This will be a session dedicated to explaining the Nagoya Protocol with reference to the business community, including expected obligations, legal framework, IP issues, and the differences (and overlap) between ABS and Fairtrade.

TERI-RIS-ICIMOD event on Operationalising Nagoya Protocol in South Asia

The proposed side event could mainly take up issues in the form of formal presentations followed by discussions on the following themes: 1. Status of biodiversity resources in SAARC countries focusing on the shared nature of the species and ecosystems 2. The domestic mechanisms of safeguarding a ...

Making ABS work for Biodiversity Conservation

Based on the practical experiences of different ABS stakeholders, this side event will assess the conditions that need to be established for market-based ABS mechanisms (and relevant regulatory tools) to deliver on biodiversity conservation. Three main categories of conditions have to be establi ...

A two-step contractual approach to making Nagoya functional: scoping contract and actualisation contract - the Bhutanese Policy for Access and Benefit Sharing

This side event is a joint side event between the National Biodiversity Centre in Bhutan, CEBPOL in India, Natural Justice og FNI. The topic is to explore a two step contractual approach for making ABS provide fair benefits from speedy access. The newly developed policy on ABS in Bhutan will be ...

Preventing biopiracy - Options for National ABS Systems

The Nagoya Protocol brought several new concepts and approaches into the international ABS debate: the type of intended utilization will decide about the applicability of the Protocol's rules, new obligations with regard to the rights of ILC to determine about access to and utilisation of their ...

Framework on Estimating Expected Benefits through Facilitating the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: with Emphases on Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Utilisation of the Resources, Non-Monetary Benefits and Cost-Effectiveness of New Institutions

This side event intends to introduce a research activity titled above. Furthermore, this introduction is intended to provide useful information especially for decision makers in provider country(ies) when they are required to revise or establish new institutions. The information includes: 1) an ...

Information sharing on the adoption of measures by Parties as users of genetic resources in order to meet their obligations under the Nagoya Protocol on ABS

The Nagoya Protocol on ABS leaves considerable discretion to the Parties in determining the types of measures to adopt to fulfill their obligations. A number of countries are currently spending substantial time on the consideration of appropriate domestic measures in order to ratify and implemen ...

Launch of an IUCN Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on ABS and Experiences from ABS Implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean

This side event will present the results of two recent initiatives undertaken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with regard to access and benefit-sharing (ABS). Since ICNP 1, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Global Policy Unit in collaboration with diffe ...

THE ABS INITIATIVE: IMPLEMENTING THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN DIFFERENT POLICY AREAS - HOW TO MAKE IT WORK?

While international negotiations on certain aspects of the Nagoya Protocol are still going on, a big part of the attention of the ABS community has moved to national implementation. The ABS Capacity Development Initiative’s focus shifted accordingly to supporting the ratification and implementa ...

Capacity Building Initiatives for Indigenous and Local Communities on Traditional Knowledge and the Nagoya Protocol

During this side-event, indigenous and local community organizations from IWBN-LAC and IUCN will discuss their initiatives on capacity building for indigenous in the LAC region. They will share information on capacity building on ABS focusing on traditional knowledge and associated genetic resources

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PHASE OF THE ABS CLEARING-HOUSE

The Secretariat is currently implementing the pilot phase of the ABS Clearing-House in accordance with guidance provided by Parties during the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol. The purpose of the side-event is to demonstrate progress made in the implementa ...

Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on ABS: Challenges and Opportunities.

Opportunities for GEF financial and technical assistance in support of the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol will be presented along with experiences and challenges of implementing the Nagoya Protocol and ABS regimes in selected countries.

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/39

Report of the First Session of the Ad Hoc Technical Working Group (of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture) on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Genetic Resources for Food And Agriculture

Regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/SG/80873 (2012-132)
To: CBD Focal Points with copy to ICNP Focal Points in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Press Release: Montreal, 27 September 2012 – Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic is the sixth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Lao PDR ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources

Montreal, 27 September 2012 – Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic is the sixth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/23

Compilation of Information Provided by Parties on Steps Taken Towards Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/11/ADD1

Progress Report on the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization and Related Developments (Addendum)

First Session of the Ad Hoc Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)

11 - 13 September 2012, Svalbard, Norway

Reminder: Follow-up to the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol and preparations for COP 11

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/80476 (2012-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Regional Workshop for Indigenous and Local Community Trainers of the Latin American and the Caribbean Region on Articles 8(j), 10(c), and related provisions of the CBD and Nagoya Protocol on ABS

17 - 18 August 2012, Asunción, Paraguay

Follow-up to the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol and preparations for COP 11

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/80476 (2012-106)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Press Release: Montreal, 6 July 2012. With a spirit of compromise and constructive engagement, Governments concluded a week-long meeting where they advanced in the preparations for the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.

Nagoya Protocol meeting builds momentum towards entry into force

Montreal, 6 July 2012. With a spirit of compromise and constructive engagement, Governments concluded a week-long meeting where they advanced in the preparations for the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization, 2 – 6 July 2012, New Delhi

Second Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on ABS (ICNP-2)

2 - 6 July 2012, New Delhi, India

Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing

30 June - 1 July 2012, New Delhi, India

Informal round table discussion on progress made towards ratification of the Nagoya Protocol during the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-2)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/SG/80314 (2012-100)
To: CBD Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Airport Transfers for participants attending the Second Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on ABS (ICNP 2)

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/ar/ 80152 (2012-087)
To: All CBD and ABS Focal Points, International organizations

Press Release: Megadiverse Mexico ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources

Megadiverse Mexico ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources

Montreal, 23 May 2012 – On 16 May, Mexico became the fifth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Provisional annotated agenda for the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing, 30 June – 1 July 2012 – New Delhi, India

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ABS/VN/Sg/79913 (2012-074)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points and indigenous and local community organizations, copy to: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the ITPGRFA

Provisional agenda for the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing, 30 June - 1 July 2012 - New Delhi, India

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/79692 (2012-063)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points and indigenous and local community organizations, copy to: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the ITPGRFA