Nagoya Protocol Halfway To Required Number Of Accessions

According to the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, five new ratifications have brought the 2010 treaty on the protection of genetic resources closer to implementation.

In a press release [pdf], the CBD said the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization “has taken a bid step towards entry into force”

Bhutan, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Indonesia, and Norway recently ratified the treaty, bringing to 25 the total number of ratifications. For the protocol to enter into force, 50 ratifications are necessary.  Norway, the release said, is the first developed country to ratify the protocol. India and Indonesia, as well as Mexico and South Africa, have already ratified the treaty.

The instrument will enter into force “on the 90th day after the date of deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession,” the release noted.