Comoros Upheld its Strong Engagement to Implement the Nagoya Protocol

1 Jun 2020 – Moroni, 25th May 2020 – On 21st May 2020, Comorian Members of Parliament adopted unanimously the law that implements the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair…

Albania launches its new ABS legal framework

1 May 2020 – Albania has finalized the adaptation of its legal framework to meet the obligations arising from the Nagoya Protocol. This important progress towards access and benefit sharing took place on April…

Kenya has presented its National Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism

23 Apr 2020 – Since April 2020, information about biodiversity activities and relevant documents related to Access and Benefit Sharing are available through the National Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) for Kenya. The launch…

Shifting to a sustainable life on Earth through Access and Benefit Sharing

22 Apr 2020 – The coronavirus outbreak is not just a health crisis. It is the biggest challenge of our time at an economic, social and political level. It is also a wakeup call…

UNDP-GEF Global ABS 2020-year resolutions for people and planet

1 Apr 2020 – 2020 is known as the super year for biodiversity. After a series of devastating fires, floods and climate change related events that put nature more than ever as a top priority…

Panamá presentó sus logros sobre acceso a recursos genéticos y participación de los beneficios

23 Mar 2020 – Un nuevo marco regulatorio de acceso a recursos genéticos y biológicos, proyectos de bioprospección, un plan de biodiversidad con perspectiva de género, protocolos bioculturales logrados a través de procesos participativos…

Uruguay finalizó el proceso de adecuación de su legislación al Protocolo de Nagoya

21 Feb 2020 – El Proyecto Global ABS PNUD – GEF en Uruguay concluyó con éxito el pasado 18 de febrero de 2020 en una actividad de cierre con autoridades de los organismos integrantes…

Botswana keeps sending forth its ABS regime

5 Feb 2020 – The Department of Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism and the United Nations Development Programme under the implementation framework of the UNDP-GEF Global ABS…

Training Workshop on IT Monitoring Tool for ABS in India

3 Feb 2020 – A training-workshop organized by the Indo-German ABS Partnership and the National Biodiversity Authority of India, in collaboration with the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project, was held at Chennai, India, to present…

Unlocking Kenya´s Business Potential Arising from the use of its Traditional Knowledge

28 Jan 2020 – The United Nations Development Programme in Kenya, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Council of Governors (CoG) Secretariat, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the…

Jornada de capacitación sobre las medidas de APB y el Protocolo de Nagoya en Honduras

19 Dec 2019 – El Proyecto Global ABS PNUD-GEF Honduras, en conjunto con la Dirección General de Biodiversidad (DiBio), del Ministerio de Ambiente de dicho país, y con el apoyo del Componente de Voluntarios…

Training on Negotiating and Drafting ABS Agreements under the Nagoya Protocol

12 Dec 2019 – A Regional Workshop of the UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project “Strengthening human resources, legal frameworks, and institutional capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol” The National Biodiversity and Biosafety Center (NBBC) of…