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UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/INF/8

Report of the First Capacity Development Workshop on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Africa

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/INF/9

Report of the International Indigenous and Local Community Consultation on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Development of An International Regime

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/2

Annex to Decision VIII/4 A on the International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/3

Analysis of Gaps in Existing National, Regional and International Legal and Other Instruments Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/4/ADD1

Overview of Recent Developments at the International Level Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/4

Overview of Recent Developments at National and Regional Levels Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/5

Report on the Legal Status of Genetic Resources in National Law, Including Property Law, Where Applicable, in a Selection of Countries

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/7

Report of the Meeting of the Group of Technical Experts on an Internationally Recognized Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/8

Report of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing on the Work of Its Fifth Meeting

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/1/ADD1

Annotated Provisional Agenda

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing: Informal consultations by the Co-chairs, 19-20 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/CR/61111 (2007-154)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABSWG-6), Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations in Geneva, Switzerland, on 19-20 January 2008 to prepare for the s ...

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/5/INF/2/ADD1

Compilation of Submissions by Parties on Experiences in Developing and Implementing Article 15 of the Convention at the National Level and Measures Taken to Support Compliance with Prior Informed Consent and Mutually Agreed Terms (Addendum)

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/1

Co-Chairs’ Reflections on Progress Made by the Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing at Its Fifth Meeting - Potential areas of convergence, options, possible tools and concepts for clarification

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/2

Notes from the Co-Chairs on Proposals Made at the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

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Letter by the Co-Chairs

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/3

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Co-Chairs Informal Meeting on Capacity Development for Access and Benefit-sharing 22 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/61422 (2007-167)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that, at the occasion of the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, the Co-chairs of the Working Group are convening an informal meeting on capacity development for access and benefit-sharing. The meeting will be held on Tu ...

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/3/ADD1

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access And Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/4/REV1

Access and Benefit-Sharing Arrangements Existing in Specific Sectors

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/3/ADD2

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access And Benefit-Sharing

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/3/ADD3

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Capacity-building Workshop and Briefing of African Delegates Prior to the ABSWG-6 Meeting

18 - 19 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

Release of CBD Business Newsletter on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NB/61822 (2008-004)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Business and biodiversity contacts

I am pleased to inform you that a new issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter on business and biodiversity, Business.2010, has been posted on the CBD website. This issue focuses on Access and Benefit-sharing and is released on the occasion of the sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Ac ...

The Case-Studies that Contributed to the Analysis And Findings Contained in the Study on “Access and Benefit-Sharing Arrangements in Specific sectors” (UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/4/Rev.1).

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Geneva, 21 January 2008.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Geneva, 21 January 2008

Sixth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

21 - 25 January 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/6/INF/3/ADD4

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

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Case Study 1 - Griffith University, Queensland-Astrazeneca: The Natural Product Discovery Unit (NPD) Partnership

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Case Study 2 - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), and Novozymes and Diversa (Verenium) Corporation: Agreements in the Industrial Biotech Sector

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Case Study 4 - Ball Horticulture and the South African National Biodiversity Institute

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Case Study 5 - Australian Sandalwood: Aveda-Mt Romance-Aboriginal Community Sourcing Partnerships in Western Australia

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Case Study 6 - Natura, Brazil: The Use of Traditional Knowledge and Community-Based Sourcing of “Biological Materials” in the Personal Care and Cosmetics Sector

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All Case Studies, including case study 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing Convenes in Geneva.

Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing Convenes in Geneva

Geneva – 22 January 2008. The sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS 6) of the Convention on Biological Diversity opened yesterday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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Case Study 7 - The Commercial Development of Hoodia

Designation of a National Focal Point for Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS NFP)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/62064 (2008-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points that have not yet nominated an ABS NFP (see attached list)

At its fifth meeting, the Conference of the Parties requested “Parties to designate a national focal point and one or more competent national authorities, as appropriate, to be responsible for access and benefit-sharing arrangements or to provide information on such arrangements within its juris ...

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, 25–29 February 2008.

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, 25–29 February 2008

Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/63646 (2008-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Co-chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WGABS), Mr. Fernando Casas of Colombia and Mr. Timothy Hodges of Canada, will be holding informal consultations in Bonn, Germany, on 17-18 May 2008, on the margins of the ninth me ...

CBD Technical Series 38: Access and Benefit-Sharing in practice: Trends in Partnerships Across Sectors.

Access and Benefit-sharing: Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Concepts, Terms, Working Definitions and Sectoral Approaches (Windhoek, Namibia, 2-5 December 2008) – nomination of experts and submission of views (Reissued for Technical Reason)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64650 (2008-104)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders

In its decision IX/12, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties decided, inter alia, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of concepts, terms, working definitions and sectoral approaches in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Acces ...

Access and Benefit-sharing: Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance – nomination of experts and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64856 (2008-116)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders

In its decision IX/12, paragraph 11, the Conference of the Parties decided, inter alia, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of compliance in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing in the elaboration and negot ...

Decision IX/12 on Access and Benefit-sharing: submission of views and proposals for the seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/64971 (2008-120)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders

The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties, other Governments, international organizations, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders to submit views and proposals, including operational text, for further elaboration and negotiation of the international regime on acc ...

UNEP/CBD/ABS/GTLE/1/1

Provisional Agenda

UNEP/CBD/ABS/GTLE/2/1

Provisional Agenda

Access and Benefit-sharing: Composition of the Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Concepts, Terms, Working Definitions and Sectoral Approaches, Windhoek, Namibia, 2-5 December 2008

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/65406 (2008-141)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points

At its ninth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, the Conference of the Parties decided, in decision IX/12, to establish a group of technical and legal experts to further examine the issue of concepts, terms, working definitions and sectoral approaches in order to assist the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working ...

Access and Benefit-sharing: Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance – nomination of experts and submission of views

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/VN/GD/64856 (2008-146)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders

With reference to notification 2008-116 dated 12 September 2008 regarding the nomination of experts and submission of views for the Group of Technical and Legal Experts on Compliance to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 27 to 30 January 2009, please note that the deadline for the nomination of exper ...

Deuxième atelier de développement de capacités en matière d'accès et de partage des avantages (APA) pour l'Afrique

3 - 11 November 2008, Dakar, Senegal