Permits, ethics and genetic resources
Nagoya, CITES paperwork and the approvals a field project needs before it starts.
4 resources
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Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House
The official Nagoya Protocol platform: find a country's ABS focal point, access measures and permit requirements before you collect anything
Find a country's ABS focal point and permit requirements before collecting a single sample
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Nagoya Protocol explanatory guide
IUCN guide to what access and benefit sharing obligations mean for a researcher moving genetic material across a border
Read it once so you grasp what obligations follow the material, not just the paperwork
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ABS Clearing-House guide for researchers
Step-by-step walkthrough with a checklist, for a field researcher who has never done this before
Work the checklist if this is your first time, because the official platform assumes prior knowledge
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CITES permit system
How export, import and re-export permits actually work, including for scientific samples
Learn how scientific sample permits differ from commercial ones before applying for the wrong one