CBD COP16's decision re digital sequence information & benefit-sharing: A primer for CGIAR scientists

Halewood, M.; Chiarolla, C.; Lopez Noriega, I.; Rouard, M. (2024) CBD COP16's decision re digital sequence information & benefit-sharing: A primer for CGIAR scientists. [Video] CGIAR Genetic Innovation. Published online 13 December 2024. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg62f66tL2c

After years of negotiations, in the early hours of November 2, 2024, the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) adopted a decision to make the so-called ‘multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from DSI’ a reality. The decision sets out formulae for payments to the newly established ‘Cali fund’ for benefit sharing, and for disbursements from that fund. It also addresses the management of databases that make DSI publicly available. This webinar for CGIAR staff unpacked the COP decision, and considered its relevance to CGIAR. The webinar was led by CGIAR Genebank Initiative scientists who were engaged in the negotiations.