국립생물자원관 ABSCH 유전자원정보관리센터

Abbreviations and Acronyms 

Foreword 

1 Purpose of the Manual

2 Essentials of Access and Benefit-sharing for academic research 

2.1 What is Access and Benefit-sharing? 

2.2 Steps involved in ABS: where to find the pertinent information 

2.3 The meaning of fundamental terms 

2.4 Which legal framework applies to your research?  

2.5 Recommendations on how to proceed  

3 Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and the International Treaty in Switzerland 

3.1 Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol  

3.2 Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture  Studies. 

4.1 Botany: Inventory of flora and vegetation in a tropical region 

4.2 Ecology: Experiment on tree species diversity in a tropical forest  

4.3 Agriculture: Isolation and assessment of local mycorrhizal fungi for the improvement of yam growth 

4.4 Agriculture: Growth and bioactives of native potatoes under drought stress 

4.5 Medicine: Evolution and epidemiology of tuberculosis  

4.6 Ethnobotany: Ecological impact of repeated harvesting of wild plants 

5 In-depth information on ABS 

5.1 The rationale of ABS  

5.2 The responsibility of academic researchers  

5.3 Key terms: Genetic Resources, Access and Utilization and Benefit-sharing  

5.4 International legal framework 

5.5 Associated Traditional Knowledge  

5.6 Elements of the ABS procedure: Authorities and instruments  

Appendix 

I Additional permits for research on Genetic Resources 

II Glossary 

III Benefit–sharing in the context of academic, non-commercial research 

IV Links and Sources  

V National Focal Point