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Fifth meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

13 - 15 February 2024, Montreal, Canada

Fifth meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

7 May 2024, Online

Fifth meeting of the Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and adjustment of the dates for Part Two of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/IS/90400 (2022-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Financial Mechanism and Resources

First ABS Capacity-Building Workshop for Africa

19 - 24 November 2006, Cape Town, South Africa

First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 1), 13 to 17 October 2014 – Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/aba/83772 (2014-097)
To: ICNP National Focal Points, CBD National Focal Points (where ICNP focal points have not yet been designated)

First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 1), 13 to 17 October 2014 – Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/ABS/SBG/aba/83772 (2014-098)
To: International and non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local communities and relevant Stakeholders

First Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on ABS

6 - 10 June 2011, Montreal, Canada

First Meeting of the Panel of Experts on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing

1 - 5 October 1999, San José, Costa Rica

First Session of the Ad Hoc Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)

11 - 13 September 2012, Svalbard, Norway

First extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization

16 - 19 November 2020, Online

First meeting of biodiversity implementation body recommends ways and means to enhance achievement of global biodiversity targets

The first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 6 May 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates from around the world advanced attention on national action by recommending tools and approaches for implementing the S ...

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP 1), Montreal, Canada, 6-10 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/74645 (2011-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points

I am pleased to confirm that the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in Montreal, Canada, on 6-10 June 2011.

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP 1), Montreal, Canada, 6-10 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/74645 (2011-005)
To: International organizations and relevant stakeholders

I am pleased to confirm that the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in Montreal, Canada, on 6-10 June 2011.

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP 1), Montreal, Canada, 6-10 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/74645 (2011-006)
To: Indigenous and local community organizations

I am pleased to confirm that the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP) will be held in Montreal, Canada, on 6-10 June 2011.

First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

14 - 18 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

First meeting of the Ad-Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

22 - 26 October 2001, Bonn, Germany

First meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

6 - 8 April 2016, Montreal, Canada

First meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

13 - 17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

First meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

28 - 30 October 2015, Montreal, Canada

First meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

23 January 2024, Online

First meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 27-30 August 2019 – Nairobi, Kenya

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/JMF/88092 (2019-043)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations, cc: SBSTTA Focal Points

Five more countries ratify the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity

9 September 2016 – France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.

Follow up to decisions of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization: overview of requests for action and planned activities for the next biennium

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86317 (2017-018)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), international organisations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Follow up to decisions of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Overview of requests for action and planned meetings for the biennium 2019-2020

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/VN/RKi/87800 (2019-013)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Follow-up to decisions adopted at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Reference: SCBD/NPU/DC/LG/TS/AC/90992 (2023-050)
To: ABS national focal points and CBD national focal points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations and relevant stakeholders

Follow-up to the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, Canada, 8 to 12 October 2007

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/60723 (2007-143)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points

As a follow-up to the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, I am pleased to convey to you, for your information, a letter from the Co-chairs of the Working Group.

Follow-up to the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol and preparations for COP 11

Reference: SCBD/SEL/VN/GD/80476 (2012-106)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ICNP Focal Points

Following accession by Slovakia on 29 December 2015, the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization now stands at 70.

Forests with benefits: Why companies must pay forest communities for wild resources

Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a case filed by Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy that pleaded against sharing revenues from indigenous biological resources with local communities.

Formal meetings of the Twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the Third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89184 (2021-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Four new ratifications edge landmark genetic resources treaty closer to entering into force

With four new ratifications in the last week, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has received 66% of the necessary ratifications, with only 17 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force. Ratif ...

Fourth Science for Biodiversity Forum: “Towards living in harmony with nature by 2050” 23-24 November 2018 - Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/VA/87723 (2018-086)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, CPB Focal Points, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations

Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

14 - 18 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

30 January - 3 February 2006, Granada, Spain

Fourth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

25 - 27 March 2024, Montreal, Canada

Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (Part Two)

7 - 19 December 2022, Montreal, Canada

Fourth meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

16 April 2024, Online

Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation

21 - 29 May 2024, Nairobi, Kenya

Framework on Estimating Expected Benefits through Facilitating the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: with Emphases on Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Utilisation of the Resources, Non-Monetary Benefits and Cost-Effectiveness of New Institutions

This side event intends to introduce a research activity titled above. Furthermore, this introduction is intended to provide useful information especially for decision makers in provider country(ies) when they are required to revise or establish new institutions. The information includes: 1) an ...

France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.

Further details regarding the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing, 29-30 October 2011, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/AS/77503 (2011-192)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points and indigenous and local community organizations, cc: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary of the ITPGRFA

Reference is made to notification 2011-170 sent on 9 September 2011 regarding the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing to be held from 29-30 October 2011 in Montreal, Canada. Representatives from Parties and indigenous and local communities that have not yet demonstrated thei ...

Further details regarding the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing, 4-5 June 2011, Montreal, Canada

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/AS/76242 (2011-103)
To: CBD Focal Points, ICNP Focal Points and indigenous and local community organizations, Cc: ITPGRFA

Reference is made to notification 2011-066 dated 29 March 2011 regarding the Capacity-building Workshop on Access and Benefit-sharing to be held from 4-5 June 2011 in Montreal, Canada.

Further details regarding the organization of the First meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ICNP-1), Montreal, Canada, 6-10 June 2011

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/75315 (2011-056)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points and ICNP National Focal Points

In accordance with decision X/1, the first meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP-1) is to be held from 6 to 10 June 2011 and is to be preceded by a one-day meeting to elect its Bureau and agree on other organizational matters.

Further information on modalities: Special Virtual Sessions for SBSTTA 24 and SBI 3, 15-18 September 2020

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/JMF/89063 (2020-066)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations, cc: Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

Further information regarding the designation of a Focal Point for the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

Reference: SCBD/ABS/VN/SG/74730 (2011-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points and ABS National Focal Points

As indicated in the letter to Ministers of the Environment (2010-220), dated 17 December, 2010, in decision X/1, paragraph 20, the Conference of the Parties urged Parties to the Convention and other States and regional economic organizations to designate national focal points for the Intergovern ...

GEF Approves New Project to Support Early Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol

Montreal, 7 February 2011 – A major achievement of the recent tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was the adoption, after more than six years of negotiation, of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Shar ...

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Interim National Reports on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86322 (2017-032)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated

Gabon Signs the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization

Montreal, 18 May 2011 – Gabon has become the twenty-second signatory to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization.