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The Numbers Are In: What Financing has the Nagoya Protocol Delivered for Biodiversity After a Decade?

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By Bart Van Vooren, Yuliya Gevrenova
| Open Legal Blog Archive
Bart Van Vooren and Yuliya Gevrenova The Nagoya Protocol was adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and is built on the idea that the commercial use of materials from nature (“genetic resources”) should translate into fair and equitable benefits for countries providing and protecting nature in their jurisdictions.
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Brazil delays SISGEN 3.0 Foreign-User Functionality while Government Advances alternative pathway for foreign ABS Compliance

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By Bart Van Vooren, Yuliya Gevrenova
| Open Legal Blog Archive
Anderson Ribeiro, Aline Ferreira and Henryk Trelinski of Souto Correa Advogados contributed to the preparation of this article.
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Navigating the new UN High Seas Treaty: Key Compliance Risks for Life Sciences Companies

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By Bart Van Vooren, Yuliya Gevrenova, Sean Finan
| Open Legal Blog Archive
On January 17th, 2026, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (“BBNJ”) Agreement, also known as the “High Seas Treaty”, entered into force. For the first time, companies that use marine genetic resources (“MGRs”) and digital sequence information (“DSI”) originating from areas beyond national jurisdiction may be required to share monetary and non-monetary benefits at a global level. This marks a significant expansion of access and benefit-sharing (“ABS”) obligations for companies.
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