Summary of the 2nd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-Sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

 China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation（CBCGDF） is an observer of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)and will actively participate in the meeting online.

 


The outcome of the Working Group’s week of deliberations is a heavily bracketed recommendation to the Conference of the Parties (COP), including lists of options for its main aspects: the basis and modalities of monetary contributions by DSI users to the global fund; the methodology and criteria for funding allocation; and data governance, including the mechanism’s relationship with public DSI databases. Other outstanding issues revolve around: the mechanism’s relationship with national ABS measures on DSI; its positioning regarding relevant international instruments, such as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA); and the legal obligations that parties will accept to enforce to users and databases within their jurisdiction.

 

Robust technical work and a convivial atmosphere enabled fruitful negotiations at the second meeting of the Working Group. Technical work resulted in a better understanding of the issues’ complexities and interlinkages with other processes. Intense intersessional work allowed participants to get to know each other, understand positions, and feel ownership of the process. Combined with the able and charming chairing by Co-Chairs Martha Mphatso Kalemba (Malawi) and William Lockhart (UK), this built an atmosphere conducive to arriving at mutual understanding and compromise.

 

Thus, despite the amount of work that needs to be completed at COP 16, delegates were optimistic. Consensus seems to be building towards requiring monetary benefit-sharing contributions from all companies in sectors relying on DSI use. This option has the potential to generate a significant amount of funding towards bridging the finance gap of USD 700 billion needed per year to reverse biodiversity loss.

 

As challenges remain and political decisions are needed, many left the conference venue hopeful that this atmosphere will continue at COP 16, to be held in October 2024 in Cali, Colombia. The work to date has ensured that all the options are on the table, and all that is left to reach agreement is political will.

 

The second meeting of the Working Group convened from 12-16 August 2024 in Montreal, Canada. Approximately 250 participants attended, representing governments, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, civil society, academia, and industry.

 

Editor: Maggie

Checked by: YJ     

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