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Enhancing the Marula industry in southern Africa
Stakeholders from across southern Africa gathered in Limpopo from 6-7 November for a pivotal workshop on obtaining…
ABioSA Quo Vadis – Strategic engagements with DFFE and SECO supported projects in the biotrade
The ABioSA project has been given a one-year extension to December 2025. The additional time allows for the project to conduct…
ABioSA project extended to December 2025
The Access and Benefit-Sharing Compliant Biotrade in South(ern) Africa (ABioSA) project has received a one-year extension to…
COP16: About ABS agreements, Biodiversity-based businesses, IP&LCs, DSI, and Financing
About Madagascar at COP16
Madagascar, as a mega-biodiversity hotspot, ratified the Nagoya Protocol in July 2014. Its ABS…
The ABS Initiative, ABioSA and BioInnovation Africa at COP16
Accreditation to the COP is not required for the Green Zone. However, please indicate your interest to attend in order to get…
Launch of Namibia Fatty Oils Export Guide
In the frame of the BioInnovation Africa project (BIA) to improve capacities to promote biodiversity-based value chains and to…
Status Quo ABS and Biotrade
Since the end of 2022, cooperation with our partner country Benin has focused on support on-demand. Benin representatives are…
Status Quo ABS and Biotrade
Vanuatu has a functioning Biodiversity Advisory Committee (BAC) issuing Nagoya Protocol-compliant permits, operating under…
Empowering women in the Biotrade Sector
The biotrade sector provides opportunities to drive the active participation and empowerment of women, who are key to creating…
Launch of the ABS Contract Tool 3.0
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The tool looks closely at three elements for developing an understanding of ABS…