The ABSCH Knowledge Base is an online tool designed to help users become familiar with the Clearing-House, learn how to submit records, search for information and complete other important tasks.
Announcements
- Geneva Meetings Side Event: Reflections on possible methodologies for ABS headline indicators
- Nagoya Protocol - E-Learning Courses
- ABSCH Q&A Webinar - Interoperability and the ABS Clearing-House
- ABSCH Q&A Webinar Recordings
- Clearing-House Webinar: Question and Answers about Publishing Information
- Webinar: Overview of new and improved clearing-house features
Governments
- What are publishing authorities (PA) and national authorized users (NAU) and what are their functions?
- I want to know more about national authorities receiving the checkpoint communiqués issued by my country’s checkpoints
- Who is the ABS Clearing-House for?
- Why is important for Governments to publish national information in the ABS Clearing-House?
- The country I am interested in has not yet designated an ABS National Focal Point, who can I contact?
- Getting started using the ABS Clearing-House for Governments
Non-Parties
- Who is the ABS Clearing-House for?
- If a country is not a Party to the Nagoya Protocol, does this mean we do not need to comply with the Nagoya Protocol in accessing their resources?
- Accessing GR in a country that is not Party to the Protocol? What are my obligations?
- Can countries that are not yet a Party to the Protocol publish national information on the clearing-house?
- How do I create an account and become a registered user?
- Who is the ABSCH for?
Users of genetic resources
- ABSCH Q&A Webinar - ABSCH for Users of Genetic Resources
- Who is the ABS Clearing-House for?
- For the ABS permit, should I apply to the provider country or the country where the genetic resources are being utilized?
- If a country is not a Party to the Nagoya Protocol, does this mean we do not need to comply with the Nagoya Protocol in accessing their resources?
- Accessing GR in a country that is not Party to the Protocol? What are my obligations?
- Do I need to acquire an IRCC before I patent a product based on a genetic resource from a country that is not a Party to the Nagoya Protocol?
