Announcements
Recording: Webinar on Capacity-Building and Financial Resources: Findings from the Assessment and Review of the Nagoya Protocol
Webinar Recording from 19 May 2026
Recording: Webinar on the ABS Clearing-House: Findings from the Assessment and Review of the Nagoya Protocol
Webinar recording from 20 May 2026
Video tutorial: Submitting the first national report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol (English, French and Spanish)
Video available in English, French and Spanish
Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
National records
Recently published
CBD National Focal Point | ABS National Focal Point | Clearing-House Mechanism National Focal Point | Programme of Work on Protected Areas National Focal Point
Transfer of Turmeric to Singapore for consumption as a condiment
ABS National Focal Point | Traditional Knowledge National Focal Point
MTA and Sample Transfer Certificate
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
