Strengthening the legal, policy and institutional capacity to develop national ABS frameworks

Increase by X% in the capacities of national and state competent authorities and related agencies to develop, implement, and enforce national ABS domestic legislation, administrative or policy measures for ABS - including a CHM, as measured by the UNDP ABS Capacity Development Scorecard
Number of ABS partnerships established with project support for the development of products for commercial purposes
Number of national ABS law/regulation/policy proposals developed and/or strengthened with the participation of key stakeholders including indigenous peoples and ILCs.
Number of countries with a national ABS CHM, an improved web page with relevant ABS information, or a national biodiversity CHM with ABS-related information.
Number of key stakeholders per country trained through the project regarding ABS rules and procedures (granting of permits, assessment of access applications, core principles of PIC and MAT and their application, and rights and roles of ILCs, among others); and negotiate ABS agreements
Number of national policy measures adopted for protecting TK, innovations and practices, and customary uses of biological and genetic resources
Change in knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of specific groups (e.g., researchers, local communities, and relevant industry) that may use or benefit from ABS with respect to national ABS frameworks, the CBD, and Nagoya Protocol.
Ethical codes of conduct or guidelines per country for research on TK and genetic resources
Number of commercial agreements between users and providers of genetic resources
Proportion (%) of users and providers (government officials, population of researchers, local communities, and relevant industry) aware of the National law and CBD and NP provisions related to ABS and TK.
Capacities of local ILCs per country to negotiate ABS agreements as measured by the UNDP ILC/ABS Capacity Development Scorecard
Number of ABS BCPs and/or TK registries per country adopted by local communities
CoP on ABS implemented and operating at regional and global level by project mid-pointNumber of experts on ABS mapped and incorporated into a regional and global database by project mid-pointNumber of knowledge products on specific ABS topics developed at the regional and global levels by project endNumber of technical assistance requirements on ABS fulfilled at regional and global level by project end

Building trust between users and providers of genetic resources to facilitate the identification of bio-discovery efforts

Strengthening the capacity of ILCs to contribute to the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Implementing a Community of Practice and South-South Cooperation Framework on ABS