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Access & Benefit Sharing
This is an online resource to demystify access and benefit sharing (ABS) between botanic gardens around the world. These pages have been developed by BGCI in conjunction with RBGKew and the International Plant Exchange Network (IPEN).Much of the work of botanic gardens and herbaria depends on gaining access to and exchanging new plant material. To fulfil the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) we need to acquire new material legally and share benefits fairly and equitably from our use of this material. All gardens are now facing the challenge of working out how to carry out their important scientific work in line with national and international laws and regulations introduced to implement the ABS elements of the CBD (set out in Article 15). A number of networks and groups of botanic gardens have been working to develop policies and systems to help gardens put ABS into practice. Use the links below to find out more...Developing a policy on Access and Benefit Sharing The International Plant Exchange Network (IPEN) Latest News22nd December 2008
Australia's eight capital city botanic gardens have released a national strategy to adapt to climate change at a meeting in Sydney of regional and state botanic gardens 15th December 2008
On 27th and 28th November 2008, representatives of the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN) and the Canadian Botanical Gardens Educators Network met at Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG; Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario). 15th December 2008
Last week Singapore Botanic Gardens played host to a BGCI Gala Benefit Dinner to raise funds to support our work in Southeast Asia. |
The Commercial Use of Biodiversity
 In this volume the authors explain the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on access and benefit-sharing, the effect of national laws to implement these, and aspects of typical contracts for the transfer of materials.
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