Strategic Framework for Capacity-building and Development

At its first meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol (COP-MOP) adopted the Strategic framework for capacity-building and development to support the effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (annex to decision NP-1/8) which seeks to foster a strategic, coherent and coordinated approach to capacity-building and development.The strategic framework is designed to serve as a reference document to guide the policies and actions of Parties, relevant organizations and donors in relation to capacity-building and development for implementation of the Protocol and includes a set of practical activities to build and develop the capacities of Parties, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders. It covers five key areas:

1. Capacity to implement, and to comply with the obligations of, the Protocol;
2. Capacity to develop, implement and enforce domestic legislative, administrative or policy measures on access and benefit-sharing;
3. Capacity to negotiate mutually agreed terms;
4. Capacity of indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders, including the business sector and the research community, in relation to the implementation of the Protocol;
5. Capacity of countries to develop endogenous research capabilities to add value to their own genetic resources.

A comprehensive evaluation of the strategic framework will be carried out in 2020. The evaluation report will be used by the COP-MOP to review and revise, as appropriate, the strategic framework in conjunction with the review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.Parties, other Governments and relevant stakeholders are invited to share information about their capacity-building initiatives, including emerging experiences, best practices and lessons learned, and capacity-building resources through the ABS Clearing-House.