The objective of this Protocol is the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies, and by appropriate funding, thereby contributing to the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components. The fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from utilization of genetic resources remains one of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Bonn convention
It is an environmental treaty under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme; CMS provides a global platform for the conservation […]