State Department Requests Input on Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources

The Department of State is accepting comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders for an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concerning the use of “digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources,” also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). Comments are due on or before April 30, 2020. The department will also hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these issues on March 12, 2020. More information is available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-20/html/2020-03423.htm. AIBS recently hosted a webinar on the CBD’s Nagoya Protocol, a multilateral treaty that sets up a legal framework for using genetic resources. Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, offered a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says, the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and the role of the U.S. government. A recording of the webinar is available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html.      
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