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Webinar Series on Capacity-Building for Access and Benefit-Sharing (September 2025 - September 2026)
Next Webinar: 16 September 2026
Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
National records
Recently published
1st National Reports on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol - Lebanon
El acceso cubre el acceso a los recursos genéticos y sus derivados sin fines comerciales de la especie cultivada Capsicum pubescens (rocoto), procedente del Izcuchaca, provincia de Chachapoyas - Región Amazonas
A total of 123 edible plant samples were collected as part of this project. Traditional knowledge associated with these samples was also documented.
Reference records
Recently published
Nine ABS products developed under ABS Framework in 2025
The National Biodiversity Centre conducted the first day of a two-day awareness program for the tourism sector on 17 March 2026 at Serbithang. The program covered biodiversity conservation, global and national biodiversity frameworks, biopiracy, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol, and Bhutan's Access and Benefit Sharing mechanisms. Participants also visited NBC's biodiversity facilities and the Biodiversity Interpretation Centre and Orchidarium at the Royal Botanical Garden, Serbithang. The program aims to enhance awareness and encourage the tourism sector to actively contribute to biodiversity conservation and documentation through the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (BBP).
Bhutan Launched Ten (10) new Bioprospecting Products developed under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Framework
As part of the larger consultation and validation for the preparation of the First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol, an awareness programme was conducted for the wider stakeholders at the national and subnational level. Two objectives were achieved through this innitiative: Consultation and validation of the report, creating awereness on on the Nagoya Protocol and ABS innitiatives in Bhutan
