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

Checkpoint for monitoring the utilization of genetic resources of the Republic of Belarus
13 March 2024
On March 5, the Head of State Signed the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 356-3“On Genetic Resources Management”

The legal act aims to determine the national legal regulation of relations related to ensuringaccess to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from theirutilization.The Law shall not apply to: Link to Russian version

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29 February 2024
The 5th meeting of the Committee took place in Montreal, Canada, on February 13-15, 2024.

In accordance with Article 14 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”), in the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (hereinafter referred to as “the CBD”), an Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House was established as part of a Clearing-House in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 18 of the CBD.

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20 February 2024
Senators Approved the Draft Law “On Genetic Resources Management” and “On Amendments to Laws”

Today, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Mr. Andrey Khudyk has taken part in the meeting of the 11th Session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, its 7th Convocation, and made reports on two draft Laws in the field of ecology. The draft Laws […]

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9 February 2024
Draft Law “On Genetic Resources Management” Adopted in Its Second Reading

January 31, 2024. At the Meeting of the 10th Session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th Convocation, the deputies adopted the draft Law “On Genetic Resources Management” of the Republic of Belarus in its second reading.

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16 January 2024
Safeguarding of Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources and Legal Regulation of Access to It – the main topic of the Round Tables held on 5-6 December 2023 under the UNESCO Participation Programme for 2022-2023“Capacity Building for the Safeguarding of Traditional Knowledge Associated with Genetic Resources and Legal Regulation of Access to It in the Republic of Belarus.”

The project is implemented by the National Coordination Centre on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus (ABS NCC), and the Centre for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research, NAS of Belarus. The topics of Round Tables: Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources – knowledge regarding […]

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30 October 2023
The Department of Folkloristics and the Culture of Slavic Peoples and the Institute of Genetics and Cytology held a joint scientific and practical workshop “Wormwood, Bitter Grass: Traditional Knowledge and Contemporary Youth Projects”

The event brought together the scientists of various profiles and representatives of creative professions who actively use traditional knowledge related to the plant kingdom. In the introductory speech, the workshop organizer, Head of the Department of Folkloristics and Culture of Slavic Peoples, Tatsiana Valodzina, explained the understanding of the term “traditional knowledge”, its role and […]

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26 April 2023
Electronic versions of the IDB logotypes

Reference is made to notification 2023-026 issued on 13 March 2023, announcing the theme of this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB); “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”, which aims at promoting action in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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