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Nagoya Protocol

Laws and regulations

An overview of Belgian legislation and policy regarding the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), can be found on the website of the Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism.

In Flanders, compliance with the legislation is monitored by the Agency for Nature and Forests (ANB). Contact Egbert Jacquemyn for more information about this.

The European regulation on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS)

  • Introduction to ABS within EU biodiversity policy
  • EU ABS legislation: competent authorities, best practices, register of collections, guidelines, implementation and enforcement, …
  • Background material and links, including a glossary and a link to an overview of ‘Model Contractual Clauses, Codes of Conduct, Guidelines, Best Practices and Standards’ by the United Nations University

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

This website is based on many excellent online sources, publications and personal conversations about the Nagoya Protocol and ABS. Permission for reuse and potential adaptation was always requested and granted.