last updated: 17 Aug 2026
General information
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Government agency (National/Federal)
Access to the resource(s)
Information on the content of the resource
Summary, abstract or table of contents
Country(ies), regional or economic group(s) related to the resource
Bhutan
Asia - Southern Asia
Keywords for facilitating searching for information in the clearing-houses
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
CBD Subject Areas
Biomes
Agricultural Biodiversity
Forest Biodiversity
Mountain Biodiversity
Cross-cutting Issues
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
ABS Thematic Areas
Access to genetic resources (Article 15 of the CBD)
Nagoya Protocol
Scope
Competent national authority/ies
Access
Access to genetic resources
For commercial use
For non-commercial use
Access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, including prior informed consent or approval or involvement
For commercial use
For non-commercial use
Benefit-Sharing
Mutually agreed terms
Monetary benefits
Non-monetary benefits
Compliance
Compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements of the other Party (Article 15 and 16)
On access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing
On access to traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources and benefit-sharing
Non-compliance with domestic legislation or regulatory requirements
Issues related to monitoring the utilization of genetic resources (Article 17)
Checkpoints
Permits or their equivalent constituting an internationally recognized certificate of compliance
Compliance with mutually agreed terms (Article 18)
Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
Community protocols
Customary laws and procedures
Global Multilateral Benefit-sharing Mechanism
Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House
Model contractual clauses
Codes of conduct, guidelines, and best practices and or/standards
Awareness-raising
Transboundary cooperation
Capacity-building
Technology transfer, collaboration and cooperation
Financial mechanism and resource mobilization
Compliance with the Protocol
National reports
ABS legislative, administrative or policy measures
ABS agreements
All types of genetic resources
Plants
Animals
Microorganism
Fungi
Wild species
Domesticated species and/or cultivated species
All areas of access of the genetic resource
Ex-situ
Soil and/or water samples
Users of genetic resources
Commercial purpose
Agricultural sector
Botanical and horticultural sector
Food and beverage
Industrial biotechnology,
Personal care and cosmetics
Pharmaceutical sector
Non-commercial purposes
Academic research
Identification and taxonomy
Intellectual property rights
Relevant international agreements, instruments and organizations
Relationship with other instruments
Antarctic Treaty System
Food and Agriculture Organization
Commission of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
World Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Trade Organization
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Key areas and strategic measures for capacity-building and development addressed by the resource
1. Implement and to comply
1.2 Raising awareness of the importance of GR and TK, and related ABS issues
1.4 Mobilizing new and innovative financial resources to implement the Protocol
Key area 2: Capacity to develop, implement and enforce domestic legislative, administrative or policy measures on access and benefit-sharing
2.7 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
3.3 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
4.2 Developing minimum requirements, as appropriate for MAT to secure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits 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
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
5.3 Undertaking research and taxonomic studies related to conservation of biological diversity and sustainable use of its components and bioprospecting
