Published 04 September 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ABS LEGISLATIVE REVIEW WORKSHOP IN ST. KITTS-NEVIS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 04, 2018 (SKNIS): Stakeholders from the public and private sector, as well as experts on genetic resources, and traditional medicines and conservationists will take part in a three-day consultation workshop aimed at reviewing and revising draft legislative provisions related to compliance with the Nagoya Protocol on Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of these resources.
The workshop, which runs from September 5-6 in St. Kitts and September 07 in Nevis, will be hosted by the Department of Environment and facilitated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with funding from the United Nations Environment (UNE) and the Global Environment Fund (GEF).
