Media Coverage
Here you will find print and audiovisual coverage of the ABS Initiative and its activities.
Global Coverage
Workshop: Embedding Mutually Supportive Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the Context of Broader National Policy Goals, 16-20 November 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Workshop: Embedding Mutually Supportive Implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in the Context of Broader National Policy Goals, 16-20 November 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
November 2015 Communications Report (including media coverage)
Workshop: Community to Community (C2C) Exchange and Capacity Development Workshop for Traditional Knowledge Holders, 2-4 October 2015, Bengaluru (Bangalore), India
Workshop: Community to Community (C2C) Exchange and Capacity Development Workshop for Traditional Knowledge Holders, 2-4 October 2015, Bengaluru (Bangalore), India
Press Clippings (16 October 2015)
November 2015 Website The Equator Initiative
11 October 2015 Website Biodiversity and Community Health Workshop C2C
3 October 2015 The Hindu Jeevani to Fetch Benefits for Kani Tribe
6 July 2015 Project Planning Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing, New Delhi, India
6 July 2015 Project Planning Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing, New Delhi, India
6 July 2015 Project Planning Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing, New Delhi, India
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3rd Caribbean ABS Workshop, 24-27 November 2014, St. Lucia
3rd Caribbean ABS Workshop, 24-27 November 2014, St. Lucia
12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-12), 6-17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-12), 6-17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
ABS Capacity Development Needs in SIDS - Dimensions and Potentials of Marine Bioprospecting, 2 September 2014, Apia, Samoa
ABS Capacity Development Needs in SIDS - Dimensions and Potentials of Marine Bioprospecting, 2 September 2014, Apia, Samoa
2 September 2014 Website SPREP Side event SIDS
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Indigenous and Local Communities and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Day 1 of CBD Workshop, 29 August 2014, Samoa
Indigenous and Local Communities and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Day 1 of CBD Workshop, 29 August 2014, Samoa
29 August 2014 Website WIN Equator Initiative ILPCs and the NP at CBD Workshop
Mutually Agreed Terms - Contracts to Make ABS Functional 5-8 August 2014, Nadi, Fiji
Mutually Agreed Terms - Contracts to Make ABS Functional 5-8 August 2014, Nadi, Fiji
8 August 2014 Website SPREP Training Mutually Agreed Terms
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IDLO Capacity Building Course for Lawyers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Region - Building Legal Frameworks to Implement the Nagoya Protocol, 28 July-1 August 2014, Rome, Italy
IDLO Capacity Building Course for Lawyers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Region - Building Legal Frameworks to Implement the Nagoya Protocol, 28 July-1 August 2014, Rome, Italy
The International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol – A tandem workshop for National Focal Points, 3-6 June 2014, Rome, Italy
The International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol – A tandem workshop for National Focal Points, 3-6 June 2014, Rome, Italy
The 2 June 2014 Website Bioversity International International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol
23 April 2015 Blog Bioversity International International Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol
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8th Pan-African ABS Workshop, 10-14 March 2014, Cotonou, Benin
8th Pan-African ABS Workshop, 10-14 March 2014, Cotonou, Benin
Conference: Forum International Afrique et Beauté, 10-14 February 2014, Ouagadougoug, Burkina Faso
Conference: Forum International Afrique et Beauté, 10-14 February 2014, Ouagadougoug, Burkina Faso
Workshop: Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), 5-6 December 2013, Suva, Fiji
Workshop: Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), 5-6 December 2013, Suva, Fiji
12 December 2013 SPC Website SPC Implementation of ITPGRFA workshop
12 December 2013 Islands Business Implementation of ITPGRFA workshop
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Training: Empowering Indigenous and Local Communities to Use the Nagoya Protocol, 3-5 December 2013, Georgetown, Guyana
Training: Empowering Indigenous and Local Communities to Use the Nagoya Protocol, 3-5 December 2013, Georgetown, Guyana
13 December 2013 Press Release Justice Institute Guyana Training Empowering ILCs
3 December 2013 website German Embassy Trinidad Tobago Training Empowering ILCs Guyana
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CARICOM Regional Training Workshop on Drafting Legislation for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol 26-28 June 2013, Roseau, Dominica
CARICOM Regional Training Workshop on Drafting Legislation for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol 26-28 June 2013, Roseau, Dominica
26 June 2013 Dominica News CARICOM Regional Training Nagoya Protocol
26 June 2013 Dominica Vibes CARICOM Regional Training Nagoya Protocol
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ABS Workshop MENA region: The Nagoya Protocol - An Example of Implementing the National Strategy of Biodiversity and Action Plan, 28-30 April 2013, Algiers, Algeria
ABS Workshop MENA region: The Nagoya Protocol - An Example of Implementing the National Strategy of Biodiversity and Action Plan, 28-30 April 2013, Algiers, Algeria
2013 April Vitamine DZ Algérie Presse Service ABS Workshop MENA
2013 April La Nouvelle République ABS Workshop MENA
2013 April El Moudjahid ABS Workshop MENA
2013 April Algérie Presse Service ABS Workshop MENA
2013 April 1001 infos ABS Workshop MENA
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7th Pan-African ABS Workshop, 25 February–1 March 2013, Phalaborwa, South Africa
7th Pan-African ABS Workshop, 25 February–1 March 2013, Phalaborwa, South Africa
26 February 2013 infrastructurene.ws South Africa 7th Pan-african ABS Workshop
26 February 2013 BizCommunity.com 7th Pan-african ABS Workshop
25 February 2013 Website Dept. Environmental Affairs RSA 7th Pan-african ABS WS
20 February 2013 Website Dept. Environmental Affairs RSA 7th Pan-african ABS WS
16 February 2013 Website Africa Water-Sector News 7th Pan-african ABS Workshop
13 April Saturday Star South Africa 7th Pan-african ABS Workshop
6 February 2013 BizCommunity.com 7th Pan-african ABS Workshop
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Parliamentary Briefing on ABS, Burkina Faso, 8 August 2012
Parliamentary Briefing on ABS, Burkina Faso, 8 August 2012
20 August 2012 Burkina Faso Page de journal Parliamentary Briefing
20 August 2012 Burkina Faso Journal lLe Pays Parliamentary Briefing
Side Event: 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (COP-8) Launching the ABS Capacity Development Initiative for Africa 28 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil
Side Event: 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (COP-8) Launching the ABS Capacity Development Initiative for Africa 28 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil
29 March 2006 IISD Reporting Service Capacity Building Initiative for Africa
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