7 November 2002 Bern, Switzerland
ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND FAIR AND EQUITABLE SHARING OF BENEFITS ARISING OUT OF THEIR UTILIZATION

Organised by the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture and the Swiss Agency for environment, forest and landscape, this workshop will allow participants to become familiar with resource genetics through a good knowledge of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources and the Bonn guidelines. The workshop will also define the stakes and implications of access and sharing of benefits for different partners at the national and international level.  

date: 7 November 2002  
location: Bern, Switzerland  
contact: Fran  
phone: 41-31-322-9395  
e-mail: francois.pythoud@buwal.admin.ch  
www: http://www.umwelt-schweiz.ch/buwal/eng/fachgebiete/fg_biotechnologie/information/meeting/ABS/index.h