A decision on a way forward on a global access and benefit-sharing regime was reached at a meeting of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity from 19 to 30 May in Bonn.
The main body of the document describes steps needed to reach international consensus on the content of such a regime. Annex I of the document sets out a draft text for the international regime, and annex II contains terms of reference for expert technical and legal groups whose creation is mandated by the main text.
[The final text will be posted as soon as it becomes available.]
This is the latest copy available of the ABS document [doc], dated 29 May, and is said to be the document that went to plenary for formal approval by the CBD parties.
Kaitlin Mara may be reached at kmara@ip-watch.ch.
[…] The latest copy of the ABS decision available as of press time can be downloaded here. Update: A later copy of the ABS decision, said to the document submitted to final plenary, is now available to subscribers by clicking here. […]