About the ABS Clearing-House
Getting started
Finding information
Submitting information
- Information-sharing obligations
- Interim national report
- Types of users
- CBD Account
- Offline common formats
- national information publishing tips
Monitoring utilization
Interoperability
Need help?
More information
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Text of the Protocol
- ABS Forums
- Send us your feedback
- Download an offline version of this guide
Informal Advisory Committee (IAC)
- Dec 2019 - 4th IAC Meeting
- Nov 2017 - 3rd IAC Meeting
- Jun 2016 - 2nd IAC Meeting
- Oct 2015 - 1st IAC Meeting
- Oct 2013 - Pilot phase IAC Meeting
- ABSCH IAC Forum
Training and workshops
The CBD Secretariat organizes webinars, trainings and workshops to build capacity for the use of the ABS Clearing-House. In an effort to maximize effectiveness and efficiency, trainings are be conducted online and remotely (webinars, MS TEAMS) when possible. Face-to-face group training may be integrated into relevant regional or global workshops and events organized by the CBD Secretariat and partner organizations.
If you are interested in an online training on the ABS Clearing-House. please contact the CBD Secretariat (absch@cbd.int) for more information.
ABSCH Training site roles
ABSCH Training site roles
The accounts below have been created for use on the Training Site of the ABS Clearing-House and the Biosafety Clearing-House. Users may log-in to the accounts below to practice submission of national information either as a Publishing Authority (PA) or as a National Authorized User (NAU).
Please note that any records published or modified on the Training Site will NOT affect the official ABSCH site.
Please also watch the Video about Training Site created in-house by the Secretariat for the Biosafety Clearing-House, however the site is very similar to the ABSCH and can give you a very good idea of how the ABSCH training site works.
Choose any of the accounts below:
| Country | Roles/E-mails | Password |
| Andorra | ABSCH PA: andorra.nfp@hotmail.com NAU: | Abdef1234$ |
| Angola | ABSCH PA: angola.nfp@gmail.com NAU: | Abdef1234$ |
| Bangladesh | ABSCH PA: bangladesh.nfp@gmail.com | Abdef1234$ |
| Cabo Verde | ABSCH PA: caboverde.nfp@gmail.com | BCH2021!!! |
| Cameroon | ABSCH PA: cameroun.nfp@gmail.com | Bchworkshop2023 |
| Comoros | ABSCH PA: comoros.nfp@hotmail.com NAU: | Abdef1234$ |
| Gabon | ABSCH PA: gabon.nfp@gmail.com NAU: gabon.nau@gmail.com | Bchworkshop |
| Greece | ABSCH PA: greece.nfp@gmail.com NAU: | Abdef1234$ |
| Jamaica | ABSCH PA: jamaica.nfp@gmail.com | BCH2021!!! |
| Mozambique | ABSCH PA: mozambique.nfp@gmail.com | Bchworkshop |
| Pakistan | ABSCH PA: pakistan.nfp@gmail.com | BCH2021!!! |
| Rwanda | ABSCH PA: rwanda.nfp@gmail.com NAU: rwanda.nau@gmail.com | Bchworkshop |
| Suriname | ABSCH PA: suriname.nfp@gmail.com | BCH2021!!! |