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UNDP-GEF Global ABS Project “Strengthening human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol” Webinar on the Value of Volunteerism for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Fernando J. Lopez R. United Nations Volunteers Component May 27th, 2020 ABS es Recursos Genéticos para el Desarrollo Sostenible

Dominican Republic Honduras Panama 13 Ecuador UN Volunteers Mobilized in LAC Uruguay

RESULTS 5 Ministries of Environment supported in Latin America & the Caribbean Data mining Knowledge management on ABS Experience-exchange on ABS

KAP ASSESSMENTS ON ABS 495 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Assessments (KAP) with the Support of UNVs 72 Online KAP assessments applied 4 NUNVs mobilized to support survey design and implementation

AWARENESS RAISING ON ABS 3,598 Persons informed and trained on national ABS legal frameworks, Nagoya Protocol, traditional knowledge with a special focus to IPLCs, academia and youth

UNV REPRESENTATION IN UNPFII 18 TH SESSION

BIOCULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTOCOLS 79 Community members supported in the discussions and elaboration of the BCP of the Emberá-Ipetí community of Panamá 1 National UNV mobilized “The community has waited for a long time for the opportunity to create its own internal regulations, however we never had the strategic support to reunite the community and generate consensus” Sara Omi Casamá General Congress President and former NUNV

TRAINING OF TRAINERS WORKSHOPS ON ABS 410 Local volunteers mobilized and trained on national ABS legal frameworks, Nagoya Protocol, 2030 agenda, Volunteerism and leadership for change. 3 Módulos de capacitación desarrollados interinstitucionalmente con el apoyo de la Universidad IKIAM del Ecuador

UN ONLINE VOLUNTEERING SUPPORT 11 UN Online Volunteers supported: • Document translation; • Document Proofreading; • Mapping of organizations and experts that use GR and TK; • Graphic design.

THE GLOBAL ABS COMMUNITY ❑ Access information, knowledge products, best practices, capacity building and information activities C C E S S A intended to strengthen global capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol; E N E F I T B ❑ Benefit and team up with a global network designed and implemented to provided onsite and online Support on the Access and Benefit Sharing thematic; S H A R E ❑ Share content and support local, regional and global practitioners, strengthening a global cooperation framework on ABS. In partnership with

Q & A Join the Global ABS Community! www.community.abs-sustainabledevelopment.net Fernando López Fernando.lopez@undp.org Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) is Genetic Resources for Sustainable Development