Objective:
The objective of this experts workshop is to facilitate an open discussion on aspects of the international ABS regime and to prepare a report of the workshop that will be transmitted to the CBD Secretariat for distribution as an information document for the 3rd meeting of the Working Group on ABS (2005).Download this document
Day 1 Sunday, October 24
Arrival of Participants
17:00-20:00 Registration
Hotel Reception
19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception
Terraza Ceiba
Day 2 Monday, October 25
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
Salón Múltiples
Opening Remarks:
(Salón Múltiples)
9:00 - 9:30Representative of the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
9:30 -10:00Common goals: Mexico & Canada co-chairs
Timothy Hodges, Associate Director, Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada
Jorge Soberón Mainero, Executive Secretary, CONABIO
Overall Vision
(Salón Múltiples)
I. Identification of Outstanding ABS Issues
10:00 - 10:30Level of national implementation
(Lessons learned from implementing the Bonn Guidelines)
Santiago Carrizosa
Valérie Normand
10:30 - 10:45Coffee break
10:45 - 12:00National access laws (challenges), continuing monitoring and
enforcement issues
Paz Benavidez
Geoff Burton
Manuel Ruiz
Robert Lettington
12:00 - 13:00Access to genetic resources and intellectual property rights: what is biopiracy?
Graham Dutfield
Jock Langford
13:00 - 14:30Lunch (Terraza Ceiba)
II. Vision and Nature of an International Regime: Goals, Challenges, Gaps and Role of CBD and Other Bodies
14:30 - 16:00Vision and Nature of an International Regime
François Pythoud
Tomme Young
George Greene
16:00 - 16:15Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00Vision and Nature of an International Regime (cont.)
Stephen Smith
Peter Einarsson
Robert Lettington
19:00 - 21:00Dinner (Terraza Bar)
Day 3 Tuesday, October 26
III. Specific issues for consideration in the elaboration of the IR
Intellectual Property Issues (The relevance of existing IPR issues for the development of the IR, How should IPRs be addressed in an international regime?)
9:00 - 11:00 Interface with Existing IP System & Limits and Opportunities for Existing IP Rights
Martin Girsberger
Kim Connolly-Stone
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00Interface with Existing IP System & Limits and Opportunities for Existing IP Rights (cont.)
William Kingston
Ruth Okediji
12:00 - 13:00 Limits to rights over genetic resources, the issue of derivatives.
Defining the line between tangible and intangible property rights
Martin Girsberger
13:00 - 14:30Lunch (Jardín Tulipán)
14:30 - 16:00New Forms of Sui Generis Protection relevant for the IR (GR and/or TK)
Jock Langford
Graham Dutfield
16:00 - 16:15Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:45Indigenous peoples: Community-level PIC for accessing TK and
genetic resources, feasibility and good practices
Brendan Tobin
Peigi Wilson
Paul Kuruk
17:45 - 18:45Measures to ensure compliance with CBD and access legislation. Stakeholders. Scientists as users and providers including Codes of
conduct/awareness
Kelly Bannister
Maureen Wolfson
EveningDinner (at restaurant of your choice)
Day 4 Wednesday, October 27
IV. Instruments/tools/measures which could assist in achieving the International Regime including Mechanisms for Monitoring and/or Verification
Certification systems
9:00 - 11:15Product and process certification including certificate of legal provenance/source/origin
José Carlos Fernández
Brendan Tobin
Ana Villegas
11:15 - 11:30Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00Company conduct, standards and certification
George Greene
Lene Lange
13:00 - 14:30Lunch (Terraza Ceiba)
Measures and Compliance mechanisms for key actors (the proposed + any other)
14:30 - 16:00Government user measures - incentives for compliance
Birthe Ivars
Brendan Tobin
Christian López-Silva
16:00 - 16:15Coffee Break
Benefit Sharing
16:15 - 17:45 Benefit sharing as a goal of the IR (opportunities, kinds of benefits, successful experiences and why, lessons learned, transaction costs, limits to benefit sharing)
Mohamad bin Osman
Joshua Rosenthal
Preston Scott
Geoff Burton
17:45 - 18:15 General conclusions / remarks on the workshop: Co-chairs
Timothy Hodges, Associate Director, Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada
Jorge Soberón Mainero, Executive Secretary, CONABIO
EveningDinner (at restaurant of your choice)
