The Nagoya Protocol has been in force since October 2014. It provides a comprehensive international framework on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) and compliance.
Our “ABS world” infographic provides a quick and easy overview of whether your research leads to ABS or compliance obligations.
Information about access and benefit-sharing (ABS)
Many countries around the world regulate access to non-human biological material (“genetic resources”) for research purposes, requiring benefits arising from this use to be shared. This is referred to as “access and benefit-sharing”, or ABS for short.
As an academic researcher, you may need an ABS permit and to sign a benefit-sharing agreement.
Information about access, benefit-sharing and your obligations
Tools and resources that support ABS
Answers to FAQs and mythbusters about ABS
Going through the ABS process for the first time? Use our “Build your ABS Strategy” checklist to guide you!
Through our ABS Stories, you can learn how German researchers successfully navigated ABS in different countries around the world.
Information on compliance for research in Germany
Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 requires researchers, including basic and non-commercial researchers, to ensure that their research is Nagoya Protocol compliant.
Understand whether you have compliance obligations and what they are
Information about user checks and the implications of non-compliance
Tools and resources and institutional guidelines that support compliance
Answers to FAQs and mythbusters about compliance
Our infographic on institutional measures provides a quick and easy overview of who could be involved in compliance at the institutional level
Through our Compliance Stories you can learn about how German institutions are dealing with their obligations Regulation (EU) No 511/2014.
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Outreach and awareness-raising
We can do online information sessions for your institution or offer short presentations for scientific conferences in either English and German. If you’re interested, contact us! You can also check out our upcoming events in our calendar.
Our Network
The GNP HuB Network is an informal network that brings together people from all over Germany, providing a platform for information exchange of experiences and expertise, awareness-raising and networking.
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We also provide regular updates in our news posts.
The competent authority in Germany, the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), posts current information about the Nagoya Protocol, international policy processes, new publications and developments at both the European and national level on its website. It also has an informative newsletter which is sent out several times a year (in German only). You can subscribe here.
The ABS Focal Point of the Netherlands also has a newsletter in English. You can subscribe here.
About the German Nagoya Protocol HuB
Behind the scenes – The Leibniz Institute-German Collection for Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) is partnering with the Consortium of German Natural Science Collections (DNFS), the German Life Sciences Association (VBIO) and the Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity (LFN BioDiv) on the German Nagoya Protocol HuB.
You can find more information about the project and our activities under about us and in the library.
