Studies

Studies prepared under the framework of the Initiative aim to stimulate substantive discussion and give support to the decision-making process. The need for a specific study is generally identified in the course of an event, such as a sub-regional multi-stakeholder workshop, or in the planning process of such an event.

	Executive_Summary__AU_Model_Law_Report_ENG.pdf A gap analysis report on the african model law on the protection of the rights of local communities, farmers and breeders, and for the regulation of access to biological resources	648 K
	GAP_Analysis_and_Revison_African_Model_Law_FINAL_2902.pdf	1.6 M
	CISDL_ABS_and_Forest_Study_.pdf Jorge Cabrera, Olivier Rukundo and Frederic Perron-Welch; 02/2010; The Interface between sustainable forest management and Access and Benefit Sharing: Outlining potential areas of synergy; Centre for International Sustainable Development Law; Montreal/Canada; 25 pages	428 K
	Interface_bw_Nagoya_Protocol_and_ITPGRFA.pdf This study is a contribution from the FNI as part of a research project on Access and Benefit Sharing carried out in co-operation with the ABS Initiative. It clarifies overlaps and possible areas of different rules and identifies the core articles in the NP relevance to the implementation of the ITPGRFA.	1.0 M

The following guides help stakeholders or other interested parties to find their way through the ABS jungle. These guides are topic-specific or targeted towards particular groups. For example, a guide on how to communicate ABS successfully might address all stakeholders while a guide on the legal framework of ABS might only interest policy makers or legal experts.

For the web based pdf version of the communication guide please click  here (English version) and  here (French version).