CABI ABS negotiations for compliance with the Nagoya Protocol
May 07, 2020
Location
Online
Presenters
- Dr David Smith, Director Biological Resources, CABI
- Dr Matthew J. Ryan, Curator, Genetic Resource Collection, CABI
Outline
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 is an international agreement which aims at sharing the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way. It entered into force on 12 October 2014, processes for compliance are being introduced nationally which can complicate access to genetic resources, organisms, for research. Even after almost six years, many countries’ policy, regulatory environment and processes for compliance remain in their infancy. Scientists, institutions and research communities were invited to develop best practice for compliance but to date very few best practices are currently recognised although many are published on the CBD ABS Clearing House. The experiences of CABI in its setting of policy, negotiation of access agreements and introduction of compliant procedures are presented and opened for discussion toward a more coordinated approach to working with the Nagoya Protocol.
Recording
Slides
Introduction by Kellye Eversole
Non exhaustive selection of useful resources
Publications on the Nagoya Protocol
- Explanation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and its implication for microbiology
- International Treaty Affects Microbiology Research. Microcosm, 1(Fall 2017), 82-85
- Practical and Implementable Mechanisms for Compliance with the Nagoya Protocol: Access and Benefit Sharing
- The Nagoya Protocol: implications for classical biological control of invasive plant species
- Biological control and the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing – a case of effective due diligence
- Implementation of access and benefit-sharing measures has consequences for classical biological control of weeds
Best practice and codes of conduct for compliant access under the Nagoya Protocol
- ABSCH – Model contractual clauses, codes of conduct, guidelines and best practices and/or standards
- Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) Code of Conduct and Best Practice for Access and Benefit Sharing
- Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure Best Practice Manual on Access and Benefit Sharing:
Publications on Digital Sequence Information
- The Nagoya Protocol: The Conundrum of Defining Digital Sequence Information
- Society for Applied Microbiology Position on Digital Sequence Information and the Nagoya Protocol