1.

Report of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing on the Work of Its Sixth Meeting

1.

Explanatory Note by the Co-Chairs

2.

Provisional Agenda

3.

Annotated Provisional Agenda

4.

Annex to Decision VIII/4 A on the International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing

5.

Analysis of Gaps in Existing National, Regional and International Legal and Other Instruments Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

6.

Overview of Recent Developments at National and Regional Levels Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

7.

Overview of Recent Developments at the International Level Relating to Access and Benefit-Sharing

8.

Report on the Legal Status of Genetic Resources in National Law, Including Property Law, Where Applicable, in a Selection of Countries

9.

Report of the Meeting of the Group of Technical Experts on an Internationally Recognized Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance

10.

Report of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing on the Work of Its Fifth Meeting

1.

Letter by the Co-Chairs

2.

Co-Chairs’ Reflections on Progress Made by the Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing at Its Fifth Meeting - Potential areas of convergence, options, possible tools and concepts for clarification

3.

Notes from the Co-Chairs on Proposals Made at the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

4.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

5.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access And Benefit-Sharing

6.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access And Benefit-Sharing

7.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

8.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties, Governments, Indigenous and Local Communities and Stakeholders on Concrete Options on Substantive Items on the Agenda of the Fifth and Sixth Meetings of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

9.

Access and Benefit-Sharing Arrangements Existing in Specific Sectors

10.

Compilation of Submissions Provided by Parties and Other Relevant Organizations on Issues of Relevance to the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing

11.

Compilation of Submissions by Parties on Experiences in Developing and Implementing Article 15 of the Convention at the National Level and Measures Taken to Support Compliance with Prior Informed Consent and Mutually Agreed Terms

12.

Compilation of Submissions by Parties on Experiences in Developing and Implementing Article 15 of the Convention at the National Level and Measures Taken to Support Compliance with Prior Informed Consent and Mutually Agreed Terms (Addendum)

13.

Compilation of Submissions by Parties on Experiences in Developing and Implementing Article 15 of the Convention at the National Level and Measures Taken to Support Compliance with Prior Informed Consent And Mutually Agreed Terms (Addendum)

14.

Analytical Study on Administrative and Judicial Remedies Available in Countries with Users under Their Jurisdiction and in International Agreements

15.

Issues for Consideration Regarding an Internationally Recognized Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance

16.

Discussion Paper on An Internationally Recognized Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance

17.

Access to Biocontrol Agents to Combat Invasive Alien Species and the Access And Benefit-Sharing Regulations

18.

Workshop Report of the "Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance" in the African ABS Discussion

19.

Report of the First Capacity Development Workshop on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Africa

20.

Report of the International Indigenous and Local Community Consultation on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Development of An International Regime

1.

All Case Studies, including case study 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7

2.

Case Study 1 - Griffith University, Queensland-Astrazeneca: The Natural Product Discovery Unit (NPD) Partnership

3.

Case Study 2 - The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), and Novozymes and Diversa (Verenium) Corporation: Agreements in the Industrial Biotech Sector

4.

Case Study 4 - Ball Horticulture and the South African National Biodiversity Institute

5.

Case Study 5 - Australian Sandalwood: Aveda-Mt Romance-Aboriginal Community Sourcing Partnerships in Western Australia

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Case Study 6 - Natura, Brazil: The Use of Traditional Knowledge and Community-Based Sourcing of “Biological Materials” in the Personal Care and Cosmetics Sector

7.

Case Study 7 - The Commercial Development of Hoodia

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Information Note for Participants

9.

Information Note for Participants Annex A

10.

Information Note for Participants Annex B

11.

Information Note for Participants Annex C