The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-SharingNagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing • November 8th, 2022
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilization is a multilateral environmental agreement adopted under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Protocol was adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the CBD in October 2010, in Nagoya, Japan. The Protocol came into force on October 12, 2014, 90 days after its 50th ratification.
THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARINGNagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing • December 7th, 2020
The UK is a party to the Nagoya Protocol. Although the UK does not have any access measures under the Nagoya Protocol for its own genetic resources, there are compliance measures in force for ‘in scope’ genetic resources that must be followed. This leaflet provides a guide to understanding whether your work falls in scope of the UK compliance measures and what you need to do to comply.
