Biodiversity Policy international: Nagoya ABS Protocol opened for signature

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The Nagoya protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing was opened for signature on 2 February - CBD press release.  It will enter into force 90 days after the 50th instrument of ratification is deposited with the UN: they hope by October 2012/...more

.../  The aim is to achieve entry into force in time for the October 2012 CBD Conference of the Parties in Delhi. The progress to this goal is going to be different in different countries, so achieving the deadline will be interesting.  Some countries may ratify only when able to enforce the requirements, while others may ratify before they have full capacity.

Organizations: 
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
Nagoya Protocol
Themes: 
Biodiversity
Access and Benefit Sharing

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