ABS Management Tool

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ABS Management Tool
ABS Management ToolInternational Stakeholder
Workshop27 and 28 November 2006 Costa
Rica Project Description Workshop Objectives
Sponsored by SECO and UNU/IASOrganized
by IISD, Stratos Inc., Jorge Cabrera
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ABS Management Tool Project

• Phase 1 (2003 - 2004)
• Development of working draft Management Tool
• Phase 2 (2004 2006)
• Testing and revision of draft Management Tool
• Outreach and stakeholder consultations
• Assessment of feasibility for broader/formal use
  to support implementation of Bonn Guidelines
• Supported by
• Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
  (SECO)
• International Advisory Committee
• Executed by
• IISD, Stratos Inc., Jorge Cabrera

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The Need ABS Management Tool
Build confidence to interact
Guide inform negotiation and decision-making
Engender trust to work together
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Purpose of the ABS Management Tool

• Support implementation of CBD, Bonn Guidelines
  and emerging international regime on ABS
• Provide practical guidance to
• Users to follow good practice standards in
  seeking access and using acquired genetic
  resources and
• Providers of genetic resources in making
  informed decisions about access and negotiating
  benefits
• User benefits
• Guidance on good practices
• Risk reduction and increased predictability
• Access under terms supported by providers and
  broader stakeholders

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User Guide
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Structure of the Practice StandardsWorkingDraft
2004
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Structure ofProposedVoluntary Compliance
Standards Guidance Revised 2006
Voluntary Compliance Standards
Prior Informed Consent
Criteria Guidance Tips for Grey Areas
Mutually Agreed Terms
Benefit Sharing
ABS Practice Guidance
Conservation Sustainable Use
Desired Outcomes Guidance Tips for Grey Areas
Traditional Knowledge
Community and Indigenous Participation
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Project Activities

• Outreach feedback on the ABS Management Tool
• Feasibility
• Structure
• Content
• Testing of the ABS MT
• Revision of the ABSMT
• Assessment of implementation options

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Outreach and Feedback

• Industry
• Indigenous Peoples
• Governments
• Researchers
• NGOs

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Testing the Management Tool in Practice

• Field Tests
• Use of the ABS-MT in new ABS negotiations
  (project level)
• Australia
• Bolivia
• Cameroon
• Malaysia
• Tanzania
• Self testing of the MT by companies and research
  organizations
• Incorporating MT in internal guidance, management
  systems
• Use in negotiation of access or benefit sharing
  agreements
• Use of MT as a capacity building instrument
• Provide clear understanding on ABS issues to
  stakeholders
• As a basis for users or providers to apply the MT

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Workshop Objectives

• To share experience about challenges and
  solutions in negotiating and implementing ABS
  agreements
• To contribute to the completion and
  implementation of a practical, effective and
  efficient practice standard for implementing CBD
  ABS provisions and the Bonn Guidelines
• Review and improve the revised ABS MT as a
  CBD/Bonn Guidelines voluntary compliance standard
  its content and its structure
• To identify and provide guidance on options for
  implementing the ABS - MT