FSMIS (July 29, 2013): The Federated States of Micronesia
Department of Resources and Development (FSMR&D) along with its Development
Partners on the Nagoya Protocol Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) will be conducting a multi-stakeholder
workshop to increase ABS awareness in the FSM and advance policy and
implementation measures in relation to FSM’s Nagoya Protocol ABS obligations.
According to
information from FSMR&D, the workshop and “consultation with relevant
stakeholders” will contribute to the formulation of ABS policy framework for
the FSM. To this end, departments, offices and agencies have been invited to
participate and contribute at the August 5 to 7 workshop.
The website
on Convention on Biological Diversity, www.cbd.int, shows that the Nagoya
Protocol ABS, adopted on November 29, 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, is a supplementary
agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity. As its main objective, the
protocol provides a legal framework for the “fair and equitable sharing of
benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources”.
In accordance with its Article 32, the
Protocol was opened for signature by Parties to the Convention from 2 February
2011 to 1 February 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. FSM signed on 11 January 2012 and ratified on
30 January 2013. The Protocol will enter
into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the 50th
instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (Article 33).
Further
information on the draft agenda overview for the upcoming ABS workshop in the
FSM includes topics for introduction to
ABS and legal concepts, intellectual property rights and genetic resources,
protection of traditional knowledge, and a range of other ABS related
discussions as well as other related experiences from Asia and ACP (Africa,
Caribbean and Pacific) countries.
For further
information on the workshop, email Assistant Secretary Alissa Takesy via alissa.takesy@fsmrd.fm or call her at 320-2646.
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