COP 13 (December 2016)
At its
thirteenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) considered the issue of digital sequence information on genetic resources and adopted
decision XIII/16, in which it decided to consider, at its fourteenth meeting, any potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
In the decision, Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities as well as relevant organizations and stakeholders are invited to submit views and relevant information to the Executive Secretary on any such potential implications. The Executive Secretary is requested to compile and synthesize the views and information submitted, as well as information from other sources, and to commission a fact-finding and scoping study to clarify terminology and concepts and to assess the extent and the terms and conditions of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources in the context of the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol.
The decision also established an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) which is to:
- Consider the compilation, synthesis and the study referred to above in order to examine any potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention and the objective of the Nagoya Protocol and implementation to achieve these objectives;
- Consider the technical scope and legal and scientific implications of existing terminology related to digital sequence information on genetic resources;
- Identify the different types of digital sequence information on genetic resources that are relevant to the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol.
The AHTEG will submit its outcomes for consideration by the
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA). SBSTTA will consider these outcomes and make a recommendation on the potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention for the consideration of the COP at its fourteenth meeting.
COP 13 Decisions and Relevant Documents
COP-MOP 2 (December 2016)
At its
second meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol (COP-MOP) adopted
decision NP-2/14, mirroring CBD decision XIII/16, and decided to consider, at its third meeting, any potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the objective of the Nagoya Protocol. In the decision, the COP-MOP invited Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, organizations and stakeholders to include information relevant to the Nagoya Protocol in the submission of their views and information.
In the decision, the Parties decided that the AHTEG on digital sequence information on genetic resources would also serve the Nagoya Protocol by considering the information relevant to the Nagoya Protocol in the compilation, synthesis and study prepared further to decision XIII/16. SBSTTA is also requested to make a recommendation on the potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the objective of the Nagoya Protocol for consideration by the third meeting of the COP-MOP.
COP-MOP2 Decisions and Related Documents