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ABS Management Tool International Stakeholder Workshop 27 and 28 November 2006 Costa Rica Project Description + Workshop Objectives. ABS Management Tool. Sponsored by: SECO and UNU/IAS Organized by: IISD, Stratos Inc., Jorge Cabrera. ABS Management Tool Project. Phase 1 (2003 - 2004)
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ABS Management ToolInternational Stakeholder Workshop27 and 28 November 2006 Costa Rica Project Description + Workshop Objectives ABS Management Tool Sponsored by: SECO and UNU/IASOrganized by: IISD, Stratos Inc., Jorge Cabrera
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
Collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships Provider User The Need ABS Management Tool
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
Structure ofProposedVoluntary Compliance Standards+ GuidanceRevised 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
Project Activities • Outreach + feedback on the ABS Management Tool • Feasibility • Structure • Content • Testing of the ABS – MT • Revision of the ABS–MT • Assessment of implementation options
Outreach and Feedback • Industry • Indigenous Peoples • Governments • Researchers • NGOs
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
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