Wednesday 4 July 2012
IUCN EXPLANATORY GUIDE TO THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ABS
IUCN - INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE
The IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Global Policy Unit are currently developing an Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This Guide will facilitate a clear understanding of the text of the ABS Protocol and the resulting obligations for the Parties to the Convention. Furthermore, it will provide guidance for the development of ABS legislation and implementation at the national level. The objective of this side event is twofold: - to present a third draft of the IUCN Guide; - to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on the draft.
FROM ACCESS TO UTILIZATION - PARADIGM SHIFTS INDUCED BY THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL
BERNE DECLARATION (EVB) CHURCH DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (EED) ECOROPA THIRD WORLD NETWORK (TWN)
The Nagoya Protocol brought several new concepts and approaches into the international ABS debate: the type of intended utilization will decide about the applicability of the Protocol's rules, the idea of strict separation of user and provider countries is abandonded, all Parties to the Protocol are obliged to ensure that genetic resources utilized in their countries have been accessed with a PIC and more. But the Protocol to a large extent lacks substantive provisions on mechanisms and procedures for national implementation of these new concepts. EED, TWN, and EvB will present their analysis of this paradigm shift and suggest approaches to build effective national ABS systems. Also, recent cases of biopiracy will be presented to underline the urgent need for effective national implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and closing of its loopholes.
THE OUTCOME OF TOKYO SYMPOSIUM ON DOMESTIC MEASURES AND NEXT STEPS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN
The result of the International Symposium on Domestic Measures to Implement Obligations under the Nagoya Protocol held 8 March in Tokyo will be presented. In addition, some ideas for effective implementation of the Protocol will be presented to seek any other ideas, opinions and inputs. Expected audiences are mainly government officials who are in charge of their country’s domestic measures to ratify the Protocol. Participation of the other stakeholders who are interested in relevant discussions is also welcome.