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After a series of webinars (two Global and regional webinars based on time zones of Asia/Pacific, Africa/Europe and the Americas) we finished with a reflection webinar, where areas of convergence and divergence were identified and points of further consideration were presented and discussed.

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Technical Webinars on DSI

This series of webinars focuses on technical aspects of digital sequence information (DSI) and aims to support the science-policy process agreed at CBD CoP 14.

Webinar 1: The Role of IPLCs and associated traditional knowledge in the DSI debate - The objective of this technical DSI webinar was to make everyone aware of how key DSI issues are relevant for and affect indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) and traditional knowledge. The current science- and policy-based process on DSI under the CBD did not yet specifically address this important topic.

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Webinar 2: Assessing capacity development needs for the use of DSI - The general importance of developing additional technical, human and institutional capacity, especially in developing countries, to generate and use digital sequence information is widely acknowledged in the discussions around DSI. But what would this mean in practice? Who will provide it, who will receive it, who will pay for it? How does this relate to wider capacity development and technology transfer measures under the CBD and its Protocols? And what role can capacity development play in sharing the benefits arising from the use of DSI? All these questoins are addressed in the webinar recorded above. 

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Webinar 3: Contribution of DSI in the  development of commercial applications - One of the key topics in the international discussions around DSI is sharing the benefits of commercial utilization and products based on DSI. To increase common understanding the webinar looked at ways in which DSI is accessed and used for commercial purposes, discussed the intellectual property aspects of commercial DSI use, and examined potential benefit sharing options for specific examples of products using DSI.

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Webinar 4: Webinar on the interplay between Open Science, open access to data, database terms and conditions, and potential options for tracking and tracing

The first formal discussions on DSI in the context of the Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework took place at OEWG 3.1 and will be continued by the Co-chairs’ Informal Advisory Group on DSI (DSI IAG) before the face-to-face negotiations planned for Geneva in January 2022. At this stage one of the main divergences appears to be between those who value open access to DSI above all else, and those who believe that ensuring benefit sharing from the use of DSI would require terms and conditions (T&Cs) and/or tracking and tracing of DSI use (e.g. through metadata tags identifying the provider country and/or IPLCs holding aTK). To resolve this divergence, this webinar serves as a factual and open exchange of views on the feasibility, practicalities, costs, benefits and legal implications of following either of these approaches, including whether and where a possible middle ground could be found.

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Webinar 5: Traceability of digital sequence information on genetic resources (DSI)

Background: The first formal discussions on DSI in the context of the Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework took place at OEWG 3.1 and will be continued by the Co-chairs’ Informal Advisory Group on DSI (DSI IAG) before the face-to-face negotiations planned for Geneva in January 2022. One main topic raised in the discussions dealt with the traceability of DSI. In the context of the bilateral ABS model of the Nagoya Protocol, traceability was regarded by some participants as essential to ensure sharing the benefits arising from the use of DSI with providers. But it was also mentioned that approaches to track and trace the use of DSI would pose significant administrative tasks for databanks and researchers without substantial benefit sharing in many cases. Participants also noted that multilateral approach for DSI benefit sharing would reduce the need for traceability.

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Webinar 6:  Report of the informal Co-Chairs’ Advisory Group on DSI (DSI IAG)

Established at the 3rd session of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, the DSI IAG held four working meetings, aimed at assisting the OEWG Co-Chairs in conducting informal consultations on DSI.
The report contains:
- a proposed multi-criteria analysis framework for evaluating DSI policy options
- a co-leads’ summary of the discussions on potential convergences and apparent divergences
- proposals for potential further work before CoP 15

In this webinar the report of the DSI IAG is presented, followed by a panel discussion with opportunities for questions and comments from the audience.

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In March 2022 the CBD Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework resumed its 3rd session at a face-to-face meeting in Geneva.  To stimulate fresh thinking the ABS Initiative, working under the auspices of the Norway-South Africa Partnership on DSI, the ABS Initiative organized a webinar focusing on three new studies outlining potential ABS approaches relevant to DSI. 

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Webinar 1: Introduction and overall options to implement ABS.

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Webinar 2: How to get started.

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Webinar 3: Choice of suitable legal instruments

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Webinar 4: Special considerations and relevant permits

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Webinar 5: Expeditious access in case of emergencies

Presentation 1: In this presentation, Programme officer in Madagascar, Jazzy Rasolojaona, discusses what Access and Benefit sharing entails. Please note that this presentation is in French.

Presentation 2: In this presentation, Programme officer in Kenya, Maryama Farah, presents a case study on the Endorois Indigenous People in Kenya and their community protocol.

Presentation 3: Case Study of Khoikhoi Rooibos Biocultural Community Protocol, with Sobantu Mzwakali

Presentation 4: Community Protocols and Access and Benefit Sharing with Barbara Lassen. Please note that this presentation is in French. 

Presentation 5: Using and Implementing Community Protocols, with Jazzy Rasolojaona (FR/ENG) Please not that the presentation is in French and the slides are in English.

Presentation 6: The Lake Bogoria Management Plan of the Endorois, with Maryama Farah
 

Presentation 7: Using Community Protocols for Access & Benefit Sharing, Jazzy Rasolojaona. Please note that the presentation is in French and the slides are in English. 
 

Presentation 8: In this presentation, Senegal Hub Director, Barbara Lassen, discusses how you ensure that you can provide long term support for Community Protocols. 

Em resposta aos reiterados pedidos dos Pontos Focais Nacionais em Acesso e Partilha de Benefícios - APB dos países lusófonos da África, a Iniciativa ABS lançou uma série de webinars  para discutir e trocar experiências entre representantes de governo e os demais interessados de países africanos lusófonos em matéria de APB. Foram planejadas cinco sessões (4 em 2021 e 1 em 2022) e os conteúdos foram desenvolvidos com base no feedback e nas necessidades expressas pelas partes interessadas participantes.

In response to the repeated request of Lusophone ABS NFPs, the ABS Initiative started a webinar series to discuss and exchange experiences among government representatives, and other stakeholders from African Lusophone countries. Five sessions were planned (4 in 2021 and 1 in 2022) and content was developed based on feedback and needs expressed by participating stakeholders.

Webinar 1: "Introduction to ABS“ - Instruments, responsibilities and stakeholders involvement (25 February 2021) 

Webinar 2: "Implementation options"- ABS instruments; Prior Informed Consent - PIC; Mutually Agreed Terms - MAT (17 June 2021) 

Webinar 3: "National Experiences“ - South Africa, Mozambique and Brazil's experiences in implementing ABS (26 August 2021) 

Webinar 4: "Contratos de ABS" (25 November 2021) 

Webinar 5: O ABSCH: o mecanismo de intercâmbio de informações sobre ABS” (7 de april 2022) 

First Pacific ABS Webinar: Implementation of Basic Provisions of Access and Benefit-Sharing in the Pacific - The Case of Bioprospecting

Second Pacific ABS Webinar

Third Pacific ABS Webinar: 10th year anniversary of the Nagoya Protocol

Fourth Pacific ABS Webinar: Prior Informed Consent (PIC) and Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT)