Session 11 – Implementation and Compliance Issues
The premise Fair and equitable sharing of benefits deriving from the utilization of genetic resources is one of the three basic objectives of the Convention and the principles underlying this objective are set out in article 15 of the Convention. Access to genetic resources is subject to the prior informed consent of the country where such resources are located and to mutually agreed terms regarding the sharing of benefits which could be derived from such access. The international regime under development is intended to provide the international framework for the implementation of this key provision of the CBD, as well as related provisions of the Convention.
The mandate The Conference of the Parties requested in paragraph 13 of decision IX/12 that the Secretariat commission studies on technical and legal issues, which are central elements of the negotiations, including the following: Recent developments in methods to identify genetic resources directly based on DNA sequences; To identify the different possible ways of tracking and monitoring genetic resources through the use of persistent global unique identifiers, including the practicality, feasibility, costs and benefits of the different options;
Scope of document under preparation DNA-based methods for tracking genetic resources Statement of problem Current advances in genetic/genomic identification methods Technical matters Persistent identifiers Definition of persistent identifiers Intended purpose of persistent identifiers Application of persistent identifiers Requirements for implementing a persistent identifier system What limitations might exist at the international level The point of intersection What are the current identifiers in use Metadata issues Network/IT issues Social/Policy issues
Scope of document under preparation DNA-based methods for tracking genetic resources Statement of problem Defining genetic resources Goals of CBD and ABS Goals of the public sector Goals of the private sector Current advances in genetic/genomic identification methods Probe based Sequence base Metadata Gene/genome annotation Taxonomic issues Linkage with existing knowledge bases Standards evolution
Scope of document under preparation Technical matters Tracking organisms What are the different approaches Single gene Bacteria/Archaea Eukaryotes Multiple gene/genomic Tracking genes/genomes
Scope of document under preparation Persistent identifiers Definition of persistent identifiers Intended purpose of persistent identifiers Application of persistent identifiers Requirements for implementing a persistent identifier system Technical requirements Infrastructure Resolvers Metadata Social requirements Evolution of standards bodies Leveraging existing efforts IP landscape Business models What limitations might exist at the international level Technical and social
Scope of document under preparation The point of intersection What are the current identifiers in use Molecular biology/genomics STM and legal publishing Biodiversity informatics LIMS systems used in the public/private sector Metadata issues Standards (including ISO) Current Evolving Network/IT issues Centralized vs. distributed authorities Social/Policy issues (business models) Public vs. private funding Sustainability Data provenance and IP issues
Scope of document under preparation The point of intersection What are the current identifiers in use Metadata issues Network/IT issues Social/Policy issues
The lead authors George M. Garrity, Sc.D. David Schindel, Ph. D. Michigan State University David Schindel, Ph. D. CBOL/Smithsonian Institute Philippe Desmethe, Ph. D. Belgian Science Policy Office David Ussery Technical University of Denmark Norman Paskin, Ph.D. International DOI Foundation Robert Kahn Corporation for National Research Initiatives Lorranine Thompson, Ph.D. Independent consultant