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6) Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing: Theory to Practice under the Nagoya Protocol
This publication provides concrete examples of how genetic resources can be used to improve the livelihoods of local communities by increasing incomes, promoting food security, and contributing to biodiversity conservation in 24 countries around the world. The publication also describes policy and legislative...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021
7) Advances in the Registration of Farmers’ Varieties: Four Cases from the Global South
Over the last few decades, there has been a growing appreciation of crop varieties developed by local farmers, commonly referred to as farmers’ varieties. These varieties often have attractive characteristics for both producers and consumers, such as adaptability to harsh environmental conditions and...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia; Africa
Publication year: 2021
8) African Union Practical Guidelines for the Coordinated Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in Africa
The Guidelines for the Coordinated Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in Africa provides a practical step by step guidance for the implementation of the Protocol and for an ABS system at national and regional levels. This document sets out the Guidelines as adopted and constitutes an appendix of the...
Category: Voluntary guidelines
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2015
9) African Union Whitepaper provides options and recommendations for tackling COVID-19 impacts on seed sectors
In 2020, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI) supported the development of a Whitepaper aimd at informing strategies to manage the COVID-19 crisis and its impacts on the functioning of African seed sectors. The White Paper reviews the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on key aspects of the...
Category: Strategies and Action Plans
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2021
10) An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
This publication of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) aims to facilitate the understanding of the legal obligations of the Parties under the Nagoya Protocol.The guide, elaborated in collaboration with ABS experts from different regions and international institutions, serves as...
Category: Voluntary guidelines
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2012