Safeguarding Innovation: Preparing the Ground for Access and Benefit Sharing in Rwanda

19 Nov 2019 – Have you ever heard of the term ‘Access and Benefit Sharing’- or ABS in short? ABS is an internationally agreed mechanism for accessing genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, and…

Government Officials get Ready to Regulate the use of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge in Samoa.

13 Nov 2019 – Under the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), a selected team of officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Division of Environment and Conservation)…

The Nagoya Protocol on ABS bolsters Belarus to better manage its Genetic Resources and associated Traditional Knowledge

21 Oct 2019 – The UNDP-GEF Global Project on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing (ABS) will end in December 2020, but it is gradually coming to an end in its national implementation…

Knowledge Sharing on ABS with Myanmar´s Competent Authorities and Stakeholders

9 Oct 2019 – Two events on knowledge sharing on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and a consultation activity with national competent authorities on drafting legal measures were held in…

Key ABS stakeholders from Botswana trained on contract negotiations

30 Sep 2019 – Understanding the main elements of ABS contracts and negotiation has been identified as a major capacity building need for providers and users of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. Ensuring…

Brazil gathers 90 ABS practitioners to exchange regulatory experiences on an International Workshop

24 Sep 2019 – The city of Brasilia was the chosen scenario for the “International Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing:Exchange of regulatory experiences”, an event organized by the GEF-BID ABS Project in Brazil,…

Con 204 depósitos voluntarios, Ecuador consolida la protección de sus conocimientos tradicionales

23 Sep 2019 – Entre 2016 y 2019, Ecuador ha logrado depositar voluntariamente doscientos cuatro (204) conocimientos tradicionales asociados a los recursos biológicos, expresiones culturales tradicionales, cosmovisión y espiritualidad indígena, informó recientemente el Servicio…

Panamá presentó la versión consolidada de su Plan de Género y Biodiversidad  

11 Sep 2019 – La biodiversidad es imprescindible para la supervivencia y desarrollo de las comunidades. Para que los esfuerzos de conservación sean exitosos, es importante considerar los roles diferenciados y fundamentales que desempeñan…

Intercambio de experiencias sobre Protocolos Bioculturales Comunitariosen la comarca indígena Guna de Madugandí, en Panamá

5 Sep 2019 – El Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá, en el marco de cooperación del Proyecto Global ABS PNUD-GEF, llevó a cabo un taller de intercambio de experiencias y lecciones aprendidas sobre Protocolos…

La nueva generación de lideresas indígenas, protagonistas en la conservación de la biodiversidad

20 Aug 2019 – Las mujeres indígenas están vinculadas desde hace siglos a la conservación de la biodiversidad, en virtud de su rol de transmisoras de los conocimientos ancestrales y de su trabajo como…

Indigenous peoples, the cornerstone of ABS as custodians of biodiversity and holders of traditional knowledge

9 Aug 2019 – Despite the fact that for decades indigenous peoples have sought recognition of their identities, their way of life and their right to traditional lands, territories and natural resources, throughout history,…

Panamá presentó su nuevo decreto ejecutivo sobre acceso a recursos genéticos

7 Aug 2019 – El 6 de agosto, el Departamento de Biodiversidad del Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá (MiAmbiente) – en el marco del Proyecto Global ABS PNUD GEF “Fortalecimiento de los marcos legales,…