Downloads and links

Codes of conduct and best practices

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 latest reports are accessible here: The State of the World

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
• EU ABS legislation
  • DECLARE tool for the submission of due diligence declarations
  • Register of Collections – EU ABS Regulation
  • Register of Best Practices – EU ABS Regulation
• German Nagoya Protocol HuB
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
  • ITPGRFA National Focal Points
• 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