WHAT’S NEW

2025

• Webinar – Locating Access and Benefit Sharing in Bioeconomy Policies and Praxis: Perspectives from Brazil and South Africa

The objective of this webinar is to share ABS experiences between Brazil and South Africa to:

1. Gain comparative insights into the development, conceptualization and implementation of ABS and other approaches to secure equity and conservation in biodiversity-based economies in Brazil and South Africa;

2. Gain insights regarding the complexities affecting ABS policy and implementation;

3. Discuss and find pathways to strengthen equitable benefit-sharing for economic and multispecies justice in the context of evolving science and innovation;

4. Contribute to G20 bioeconomy debates, drawing on principles developed by Brazil during their G20 leadership on equitable benefit sharing, conservation and sustainable use, traditional knowledge, conservation, and the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities; and

5. Foster international collaboration that addresses global challenges, leverages complementary strengths, and promotes sharing of best practices through South-South collaboration and leadership.

This webinar is part of the Webinar Series Rethinking biodiversity-based economies for conservation and equity: Perspectives from the Global South. Learn more.