On 30 September-2 October 2019, in Bonn, Germany, a Workshop on Monitoring the Utilization of Genetic Resources was held with the support of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the ABS Capacity Development Initiative and the Global ABS Capacity-Building Project in the framework of the Nagoya Protocol. 68 participants from 54 countries had a chance not only to share experience on access to genetic resources, their utilization monitoring and get wind of many interesting solutions related to the Nagoya Protocol implementation, but also get expert support and information on arising issues.