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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… Published by: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 2012 ISBN Web English: 92-9225-449-9 Disclaimer: … and models, changed the nature of the demand for genetic resources and the ways in which they were used. The … working in this fi eld and changing the way in which genetic technologies and germplasm were owned and accessed by …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

What is Agrodiversity

… biodiversity, also known as agrobiodiversity or the genetic resources for food and agriculture, includes: … is the result of the interaction between the environment, genetic resources and management systems and practices used … landraces or with breeding Cultural & local knowledge of diversity WHAT IS AGROBIODIVERSITY? [Box 1] AGROBIODIVERSITY …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala

… to identify how the rights of farmers over their plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge, also known as … Guatemala In the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, due to its diversity of climates and altitudes, both temperate and … of Huehuetenango. Even though it is a Region rich in plant genetic diversity with an economy based on agriculture, …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Additional Reading - CBD Programme of Work on technology transfer and technological and scientific cooperatioN

… cooperation Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on … of the ben- efits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. The Convention sets out broad commitments … sharing of benefits arising out of the uti- lization of genetic resources - Parties shall moreover provide access to …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable use of PGRFA

… PGRFA Unit 2 - Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Site: UNITED … Course to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Book: Book - Unit … purposes. Conservation and sustainable use of crop diversity are two sides of the same coin in order to achieve …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… Aichi Targets “Living in Harmony with Nature” Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision … of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity By 2020, at least 17 per cent of … in decline, has been improved and sustained. By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Access to and Transfer of Technology

… Course:Introductory Course to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Book: Unit 4 - Access to and Transfer of … and sustainable use of biological diversity or make use of genetic resources and do not cause significant damage to the … use of biological diversity or that make use of genetic resources. 2. The wording of the paragraph provides …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Text of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

… PREAMBLE WHEREAS The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (hereinafter … Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the fair and … of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security; The …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The benefit-sharing Fund

… Course to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Book: Book - Unit … contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of crop diversity. The Benefit-sharing Fund invests directly in high … countries. https://www.informea.org/en/terms/plant-genetic-resource http://www.informea.org/terms/party …
17 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Convention on Biodiversity

… Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an … equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. Its overall objective is to encourage … covers biodiversity at all levels: Ecosystems, species and genetic resources. It also covers biotechnology through the …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity