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Access and Benefit Sharing > Access & Benefit Sharing
Access & Benefit SharingThis is an online resource to demystify access and benefit sharing between botanic gardens around the world. This site has been developed in conjunction with RBGKew, the International Plant Exchange Network (IPEN) and BGCI.
Much of the work of botanic gardens and herbaria depends on gaining access to and exchanging new plant material. To fulfil the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) we need to acquire new material legally and share benefits fairly and equitably from our use of this material. All gardens are now facing the challenge of working out how to carry out their important scientific work in line with national and international laws and regulations introduced to implement the ‘access and benefit-sharing’ (ABS) elements of the CBD (set out in Article 15). A number of networks and groups of botanic gardens have been working to develop policies and systems to help gardens put ABS into practice. Latest NewsKILKIS, GREECE
7th November 2007
The BBGK is calling on all botanic gardens and other institutions in Europe that are dealing with living plant collections to check their databases and plant records for well documented plant material that originates in Greece and/or the Balkans. ONLINE
15th June 2006
The Swiss Academy of Sciences has launched a new website on "Access & Benefit Sharing: Good Practice for Academic Research on Genetic Resources" (http://abs.scnat.ch). It's designed for academic researchers wanting guidance on research in other countries. |
Botanic Garden TV - BGTV
 BGTV is BGCI's YouTube channel where we showcase the work of botanic gardens, we have playlists of videos about gardens and plants, as well as conservation ideas and inspiration from composting to musical vegetables. Watch, enjoy, and send us more clips!
The Commercial Use of Biodiversity
 In this volume the authors explain the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on access and benefit-sharing, the effect of national laws to implement these, and aspects of typical contracts for the transfer of materials. |
