05/06/2026
🌍 Our colleague Han de Koeijer chaired the Informal Advisory Committee on Capacity building for the Nagoya Protocol. The meeting took place from 1 - 4 June 2026 at the premises of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Montreal, Canada. The group discussed the second assessment and review of the Nagoya Protocol and prepared conclusions for consideration by the 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI). The 7th meeting of the SBI will take place in Nairobi, Kenya.
🐞 Based on the assessment documents that the Secretariat had prepared it became clear that the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol has advanced considerably. However, there are still many actions that should be taken by the Parties to the Protocol to ensure that the Protocol is fully functional. Some of the main points were to use simplified measures to access genetic resources for non commercial research as many researchers couldn't access the genetic resources for their thesis. Other points were a request to parties to enter the information on their procedures for access, the International recognised certificates of compliance, best practices and opportunities for capacity building on the ABS Clearing House.
More information 👉https://cebios.naturalsciences.be/chm/
Diplomatie.Belgium Institut des Sciences naturelles - Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen Belspo - Belgian Science Policy Office United Nations Biodiversity