NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTRE ON ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT-SHARING

Checkpoint for monitoring the utilization of genetic resources of the Republic of Belarus
28 February 2026
Polesskaya Population Horses

Published 2025 Polesskaya Population Horses Save them or Let them Disappear Published in 2025, the book explores one of Europe’s oldest aboriginal populations, which was formed under conditions of Polesie. Scientific materials and rare photographs reveal horses’ origin, their exterior and designation, as well as present-day challenges associated with their declining numbers. Particular attention is […]

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6 May 2025
Intellectual Property in the Context of Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization

Katsiaryna Kishkevich. Intellectual Property in the Context of Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization. Vestnik Belorusskogo Gosudarstvennogo Ekonomicheskogo Universiteta. – 2025. – No. 4 – P. 97–103. In this article, the author investigates the international and national legal framework regulating access to genetic resources and […]

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25 April 2024
Genetic Research in the Field of Biological Diversity

The National Strategy for the Sustainable Development of the Republic of Belarus covering the period up to 2030 brings to the fore the special role of biological and landscape diversity. Animal and Plant Kingdoms are indispensable components of agriculture and forestry, fishery, tourism, health care etc. About 27 100 species of living organisms are registered in the territory of our country, including 4450 plant species, 16 thousand of animals, 2 thousand of protists (single-celled) and 4800 fungi.
In 2024, the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Genetic Resources Management” was adopted for the legal regulation of access to genetic resources.
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27 February 2020
DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES

The Article in “The Science and Innovations” considers the issues related to the Nagoya Protocol operation, including the fundamental principles of benefit-sharing arising from access to genetic resources.

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18 February 2020
DNA Barcoding Technology in Belarus: Prospects and Needs

The DNA identification of rare and endangered plant species started in 2017 at the Republican DNA Bank. DNA barcoding is the best approach and tool to study flora and fauna and organize the obtained data in a special database.

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17 February 2020
NAGOYA PROTOCOL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

The Nagoya Protocol is an international mechanism that ensures the realization of sovereign rights of country Parties to the Protocol over their genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and the achievement of the 3rd objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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