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Program of Work

Supporting Member organizations’ work on Access and Benefits Sharing by:

  • Raise awareness within the biodiversity biobank and genetic research communities
  • Review and fill additional gaps in best practice and ABS resources as needed,
  • Develop additional use cases for management of permit/legal information
  • Assess member’s progress on implementation of GGBN permit fields
  • Implement Data Harvesting Tools (with Data Standards Task Force)

Current Activities

  • Work with INSDC to make the GGBN Data Standard the global standard for implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit sharing.
  • Continue GGBN representation on digital sequence information discussions and complete CBD case study on databases and traceability
  • Perform assessment on permit field implementation across GGBN membership
  • As part of SYNTHESYS+ Work Package 3, the task force is exploring the use of the International Plant Exchange Networks, viz. an IPEN-like Code of Conduct could facilitate the exchange of samples among member institutions

Accomplishments

Related Resources

Current Members

  • Carol Butler, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
  • Katie Barker, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
  • Manuela da Silva, FIOCRUZ (2016-present)
  • Gabi Droege, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (2011-present)
  • Chris Lyal, Natural History Museum London (2012-present)
  • Anissa Lybaert, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada(2017-present)
  • Oris Sanjur, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2011-present)
  • Amber Scholz, German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH (2020-present)
  • Ole Seberg, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen (2011-present)
  • Breda Zimkus, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard (2017-present)