NBSAPs Target 13 – Increase sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge

GBF-aligned NBSAPS to ensure just, sustainable futures for all life to thrive: the role of African civil society FACTSHEET 8 Target 13: Increase the sharing of benefits from genetic resources, digital sequence information, and traditional knowledge

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NBSAPs Target 13 – Increase sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge

Published on May 21, 2026

African Centre for Biodiversity

Fact sheet 8 in our series, GBF-aligned NBSAPs to ensure just, sustainable futures for all life to thrive: the role of African civil society, examines how digital sequence information (DSI) has opened a persistent loophole in global access-and-benefit-sharing (ABS) rules: genetic resources can be digitised and commercially utilised without physical access to biological material, often leaving provider countries and IPLCs without fair returns. It traces how the debate evolved within the CBD, culminating in COP16 Decision 16/2 and the establishment of the Cali Fund as an initial multilateral vehicle for benefit-sharing from DSI. While this represents a political breakthrough, the fact sheet argues that early signals—especially minimal contributions to date—highlight the risks of a system that relies on voluntarism or weak triggers.

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