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General information

Title

ABS Regional Technical Cooperation and ABS Roster of Experts

Type of resource

Capacity-building related
- Fact sheet
- FAQs
- Needs assessment tool

Author name(s)

Rahul Chand Ofa Kaisamy Isabell Rasch

Reference to the authoring organization(s)

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (sec. SPREP) ABSCH-ORG-SCBD-206945-1

PO Box 240

Apia,
, Samoa

Phone: +685 21929,

Fax: +685 20231,

Email: sprep@sprep.org,

Website: https://www.sprep.org/,

Publication date

2018-01

Access to the resource(s)

Link to the resource(s)

Roster.pdf [ English ]
ABS Regional Technical Cooperation [ English ]

Information on the content of the resource

Summary, abstract or table of contents

Information on accessing regional technical cooperation for the 14 Pacific Island countries and Regional Roster of Experts.

Country(ies), regional or economic group(s) related to the resource

Asia-Pacific - Pacific Small Islands countries
CBD Regional Groups - Asia and the Pacific
CBD Regional Groups - Pacific sub-region
Global - Small Island Developing States
Oceania - Melanesia
Oceania - Micronesia
Oceania - Polynesia

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Related Aichi target(s)

Aichi-T16. Nagoya Protocol on ABS

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target(s)

GBF-T13. Fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources, digital sequence information and associated traditional knowledge

ABS Thematic Areas

Access to genetic resources (Article 15 of the CBD)
- Nagoya Protocol
  - Awareness-raising
  - Capacity-building

Key areas and strategic measures for capacity-building and development addressed by the resource

1. Implement and to comply
- 1.1 Enabling ratification of, or accession to, the Protocol
- 1.2 Raising awareness of the importance of GR and TK, and related ABS issues
- 1.3 Mapping of relevant actors, including other relevant international instruments on ABS, and existing expertise for the implementation of the Protocol
- 1.4 Mobilizing new and innovative financial resources to implement the Protocol
- 1.5 Establishing mechanisms for domestic interagency coordination
- 1.6 Employing the best available communication tools and Internet-based systems for ABS activities including providing information to the ABS Clearing-House
- 1.7 Developing mechanisms to monitor the utilization of genetic resources, including the designation of checkpoints
- 1.8 Reporting on measures taken to implement the Protocol
Key area 2: Capacity to develop, implement and enforce domestic legislative, administrative or policy measures on access and benefit-sharing
- 2.1 Developing a domestic policy framework on ABS
- 2.2 Taking stock of existing domestic measures to identify gaps in light of the obligations of the Protocol
- 2.3 Setting-up new or amending existing ABS legislative, administrative or policy measures with a view to implementing the Protocol
- 2.4 Developing regional model legislation
- 2.5 Establishing institutional arrangements and administrative systems for ABS
- 2.6 Developing procedures for granting or refusing to grant prior informed consent (PIC)
- 2.7 Promoting compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements on ABS
Key area 3: Capacity to negotiate mutually agreed terms
- 3.1 Promoting equity and fairness in negotiation of MAT, including through training in relevant legal, scientific and technical skills
- 3.2 Developing model sectoral and cross-sectoral contractual clauses
- 3.3 Developing and implementing pilot ABS agreements
- 3.4 Promoting better understanding of business models in relation to the utilization of genetic resources
Key area 4: Capacity needs and priorities of indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders, including the business sector and the research community
- 4.1 Participating in legal, policy and decision-making processes
- 4.2 Developing minimum requirements, as appropriate for MAT to secure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of TK
- 4.3 Developing community protocols in relation to access to TK and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of that knowledge
- 4.4 Developing model contractual clauses for benefit-sharing arising from the utilization of TK
- 4.5 Enhancing the capacity of ILCs, in particular women within those communities, in relation to access to genetic resources and/or TK
- 4.6 Negotiating favourable MAT
- 4.7 Increasing understanding of the obligations of Parties
Key area 5: Capacity of countries to develop their endogenous research capabilities to add value to their own genetic resources
- 5.1 Developing and using methods for valuation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge
- 5.2 Facilitating transfer of technology and developing infrastructure for research and building technical capacity to make such technology transfer sustainable
- 5.3 Undertaking research and taxonomic studies related to conservation of biological diversity and sustainable use of its components and bioprospecting

Additional Information

Migrated information
Format: Text document (e.g. adobe acrobat reader or Word)

Target Groups

Civil society organizations
General public
Government officials
National/Federal
Sub-national
Indigenous peoples and local communities
Inter-governmental organizations
Media
Private Sector
Research/Academia
Ex-situ collections
Expertise Level: Beginner

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