Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing: Rights and duties in scientific research
Goals - Participants are informed about the ABS system, the Nagoya Protocol and its implementation in Switzerland - Participants know the consequences of the Nagoya Protocol for scientific research - Participants are aware of the rights and duties relating to Nagoya Protocol - Participants are informed about the supporting tools and know how to proceed
All non-commercial academic researchers working with genetic resources are invited to participate in this conference.
Program:
09.15 - 9:30 Welcome and introduction
Dr Jürg Pfister, Secretary general SCNAT
09.30 - 9:50 Access & Benefit Sharing, the Nagoya Protocol and its implementation in Switzerland
Dr Bettina Hitzfeld, Head of Division Soil and Technology, FOEN (pdf)
09.50 - 10.15 The Nagoya Protocol: from the perspective of good scientific research practice.
Dr Aysim Yilmaz, Dr Stéphanie Wyss, Swiss National Science Foundation (pdf)
10.15 - 11.00 Support and tools for researchers
Good Practice, Model Clauses, Dr Susette Biber-Klemm, Program coordinator (pdf)
Focal/contact point, Website, Dr Franziska Bosshard, National Focal Point, FOEN
11.00 - 11.30 Break
11.30 - 12.00 ABS in academic research: 3 case studies.
Dr Pierre-André Loizeau, Conservatoire et jardin botanique de la Ville de Genève (pdf)
Prof. Dr Matthias Hamburger, Universität Basel (pdf)
Prof. Dr Pascal Mäser, Universität Basel & Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (pdf)
12.00 - 12.20 Questions, discussion, concerns of the researchers…
12.20 - 12.30 Final remarks
Dr Jürg Pfister, Secretary general SCNAT
ABS events
- Ordonnance de Nagoya Suisse
- Nagoya Protokoll Infoveranstaltung
- Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing: Rights and duties in scientific research
- Science-Policy Workshop on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Non-commercial Academic Research
- Project on Access and Benefit-sharing in Latin America and the Caribbean: A science-policy dialogue for academic research
Contact
SCNAT
Forum Biodiversité Suisse
Maison des Académies
Case postale
3001 Berne