The first policy brief in a series of new communication materials developed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is titled "Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific, Technological and Industry Change," reviewing scientific and technological advances and business trends, and offering a series of recommendations to assist policy-makers.
21 September 2012: The first policy brief in a series of new communication materials developed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been published on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS).
Authored by Sarah Laird and Rachel Wynberg, the policy brief is titled “Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific, Technological and Industry Change.” It reviews recent scientific and technological advances with implications for ABS and the Nagoya Protocol, recent business trends, and industry engagement with ABS and the CBD.
The brief also offers a series of recommendations aiming to assist policy makers seeking to accommodate advances in science and technology and changes in business environments and models as they revisit ABS policies and work to implement the Nagoya Protocol. [Publication: Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific, Technological and Industry Change]