WIPO SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
On June 9, a panel discussion entitled “Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Creating a Sound Safeguarding Framework” was held at WIPO Summer School in Minsk. Olga Malysheva, Head of the National Coordination Centre on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing, the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus, presented a paper entitled “Legal Regulation in the Field of Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Management in the Republic of Belarus.”
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May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
NEWS May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity in 2026 is “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development.” The Conference “Contribution of the Republic of Belarus to the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 15” held in Volozhin was timed to […]
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The First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in 2017-2025
The report reflects the formation of a national system regulating access to genetic resources (GRs) and associated traditional knowledge (TK) and the sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in Belarus. The First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in 2017-2025 A key step was the adoption of the Law of the […]
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Fee to provide genetic resources
On January 9, 2026, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus “On Administrative Procedures Implemented by Government Bodies and Other Organizations Upon Applications of Citizens” was amended with regard to the list of administrative procedures (the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 5):
Chapter 16 “Nature Management” was supplemented with clauses 16.8. and 16.9. stipulating administrative procedures for obtaining access to genetic resources (clause 16.8.) and changing genetic resources access terms (clause 16.9.).
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ABS NCC takes part in the 6th International Scientific Conference “Genetics & Biotechnology of the 21st Century: Challenges, Achievements and Prospects” to mark the 60th anniversary of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus
On November 18-20, 2025, the Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus held the 6th International Scientific Conference “Genetics & Biotechnology of the 21st Century: Challenges, Achievements and Prospects” to mark the Institute’s 60th anniversary. As part of the section “Genomic research in animal husbandry. Genetic resources and their […]
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Workshop at the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
On September 24, the Scientific Department of the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve held a workshop on the legal regulation of genetic resources management in the Republic of Belarus and scientific collaboration on the study and conservation of biological diversity.
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The Belarusian-Pakistani webinar
On May 27, 2025, the Belarusian-Pakistani webinar on the topic “Experience of the Belarusian Side in the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity” was held. The event was organized in the framework of the Action […]
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