A pilot to improve genetic resources traceability through blockchain technology launched by the UNDP GEF Global ABS Project

24 Feb 2021 – The UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project initiated the design of a pilot project to develop the application of blockchain technology and smart contracts to improve the traceability of the utilization of…

“The Nagoya Protocol is even more relevant today than in 2010”

20 Oct 2020 – Timothy Hodges, former Co-Chair of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) on the Convention on Biological Diversity, reflects on the legacy of the Nagoya Protocol and the…

The Global ABS Conference 2020: an online event to discuss the vision of the ABS we all need in the next decade

16 Oct 2020 – October 29, 2020 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits derived from…

Honduras tendrá un Código de Conducta para investigaciones sobre biodiversidad

26 Jun 2020 – El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Honduras, a través de la Secretaría de Energía, Recursos Naturales, Ambiente y Minas y la Dirección General de la Biodiversidad (DiBio), con el apoyo…

The power of biodiversity revealed

5 Jun 2020 – This year, the theme of the World Environmental Day is “Time for Nature”, a call to action to combat the accelerating species loss and degradation of the natural world. Now…

Application du Protocole de Nagoya: les Comores affichent un engagement ferme

1 Jun 2020 – Moroni, 25 mai 2020 – Les députés comoriens ont adopté à l’unanimité, le 21 mai 2020, la loi d’application du Protocole de Nagoya sur l’Accès aux ressources génétiques et le…

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…