Downloads and links
Codes of conduct and best practices
- CETAF (Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities, 2018) Code of Conduct and Best Practice for Access and Benefit-Sharing (recognised by the European Commission) (2,18 mb)
- BCCM (Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms, 2011) MOSAICC International Code of Conduct (278,83 kb)
- EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre, 2016) Guide to ABS compliance (33,43 mb)
- GGBN (Global Genome Biodiversity Network, 2015) Best Practice for Access and Benefit-Sharing (436,38 kb)
- GGBN (Global Genome Biodiversity Network, 2015) Code of Conduct for ABS (490,18 kb)
- IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, 2019) Code of Practice (3,72 mb)
- IFRA-IOFI (International Fragrance Association, International Organization of the Flavor Industry, 2020) Guidance Document (1,09 mb)
- IPEN (International Plant Exchange Network, 2018) Code of Conduct (556,94 kb)
- MIRRI (Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, 2016) Best Practice Manual on Access and Benefit Sharing (993,04 kb)
- Stratos Inc. (2012). ABS-Management Tool (863,68 kb)
- Swiss Academies (2016). A good practice guide for access and benefit-sharing (1,22 mb)
- Swiss Academies (2016). Toolbox for drafting Mutually Agreed Terms (49,6 kb)
COP-MOP Decision booklets
CBD Series: Bioscience at a Crossroads
The Secretariat of the CBD has developed the series ‘Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific, Technological and Industry Change’. The series reviews recent changes in scientific, technological and business realities and makes recommendations for governments seeking to regulate bioprospecting or biodiscovery and implement the Nagoya Protocol. Further information can be found on the CBD website.
The State of the World
The FAO’s State of the World assessments are global reports of the status of genetic resources and biodiversity for food and agriculture.
- The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2019) (5,8 mb)
- The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (2019) (17,46 mb)
- The second report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2015) (20,8 mb)
- The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources (SOW-FGR) (2014) (6,21 mb)
- The second Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2010) (9,35 mb)
Miscellaneous
- Bagley, M., Karger, E., Ruiz Muller et al. (2020). Domestic measures on benefit-sharing arising from commercial and non-commercial use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. (1,2 mb)
- Cabrera Medaglia, J., Perron-Welch, F., & Phillips, F. K. (2014). Overview of national and regional measures on Access and Benefit-Sharing (3rd ed.). Centre for International Sustainable Development Law. (2,6 mb)
- Esquinas-Alcázar, J. (2005). Protecting crop genetic diversity for food security: political, ethical and technical challenges. Nature Rev Genetics 6: 946 – 953. (300,83 kb)
- Halewood, M. & Nnadozie, K. (2008). Giving Priority to the Commons: The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). In: G. Tansey and T. Rajotte, The Future Control of Food. IDRC, Ottawa, Canada. (184,31 kb)
- Humphries, F., Laird, S., Wynberg, et al. (2021). Survey of access and benefit-sharing country measures accommodating the distinctive features of genetic resources for food and agriculture and associated traditional knowledge. FAO. (2,65 mb)
- Normand, V., Julia Oliva, M., Müller, S. et al. (2021) The contribution of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) to the Sustainable Development Goals. (5,65 mb)
Links
- ABS Clearing-House
- ABS Information Forum – Tools and Resources
- Belgian CBD CHM - Existing instruments, guidelines, codes of conduct and tools addressing ABS
- Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- European Commission – ABS
- German Nagoya Protocol HuB
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
- Nagoya Protocol
- Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA; Dutch)
- Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework
- Self-assessment tool for ABS Compliance by organisations
- Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) – ABS country fact sheets