Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and their Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Document type: Multilateral
Field of application: Global
Date: Jul 24, 2023
Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-155959)

Title (French): Protocole de Nagoya sur l'accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage juste et équitable des avantages découlant de leur utilisation relatif à la Convention sur la diversité biologique
Title (Spanish): Protocolo de Nagoya sobre acceso a los recursos genéticos y participación justa y equitativa en los beneficios que se deriven de su utilización al Convenio sobre la diversidad biológica
Title (Other): Nagoya Protokoll über den Zugang zu genetischen Ressourcen und die gerechte Verteilung der Gewinne aus deren Nutzung
Place of adoption: Nagoya
Depository: UN United Nations
Language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Entry into force: Oct 12, 2014
Subject: Environment gen.
Keyword: Climate change Biotechnology Access-to-information Public health Cultural heritage Agriculture and environment Food security Biodiversity Access and benefit sharing Capacity building Access-to-justice Enforcement/compliance Genetic resources

Full text: English French Spanish
Website: treaties.un.org
Online course: Introductory Course to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization

Country/Territory/Participant

Countries	Entry into force	Ratification *	Simple signature
Afghanistan	Sep 4, 2018	Jun 6, 2018 [2]	-
Albania	Oct 12, 2014	Jan 29, 2013 [2]	-
Algeria	-	-	Feb 2, 2011
Angola	May 7, 2017	Feb 6, 2017 [2]	-
Antigua and Barbuda	Mar 12, 2017	-	Jul 28, 2011
Argentina	Mar 9, 2017	-	Nov 15, 2011
Australia	-	-	Jan 20, 2012
Austria	Oct 18, 2018	-	Jun 23, 2011
Bahamas	Mar 30, 2022	Dec 30, 2021 [2]	-
Bahrain	May 23, 2022	Feb 22, 2022 [2]	-
Bangladesh	Apr 10, 2023	-	Sep 6, 2011
Belarus	Oct 12, 2014	Jun 26, 2014 [2]	-
Belgium	Nov 7, 2016	-	Sep 20, 2011
Benin	Oct 12, 2014	-	Oct 28, 2011
Bhutan	Oct 12, 2014	-	Sep 20, 2011
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Jan 4, 2017	Oct 6, 2016 [2]	-
Botswana	Oct 12, 2014	Feb 21, 2013 [2]	-
Brazil	Jun 2, 2021	-	Feb 2, 2011
Bulgaria	Nov 9, 2016	-	Jun 23, 2011
Burkina Faso	Oct 12, 2014	-	Sep 20, 2011
Burundi	Oct 12, 2014	Jul 3, 2014 [2]	-
Cabo Verde	-	-	Sep 26, 2011
Cambodia	Apr 19, 2015	-	Feb 1, 2012
Cameroon	Feb 28, 2017	Nov 30, 2016 [2]	-
Central African Republic	Oct 25, 2018	-	Apr 6, 2011
Chad	Jan 9, 2018	-	Jan 31, 2012
China	Sep 6, 2016	Jun 8, 2016 [2]	-
Colombia	-	-	Feb 2, 2011
Comoros	Oct 12, 2014	May 28, 2013 [2]	-
Congo	Aug 12, 2015	-	Sep 23, 2011
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	May 5, 2015	-	Sep 21, 2011
Costa Rica	-	-	Jul 6, 2011
Croatia	Dec 1, 2015	Sep 2, 2015 [2]	-
Cuba	Dec 16, 2015	Sep 17, 2015 [2]	-
Cyprus	-	-	Dec 29, 2011
Czech Republic	Aug 4, 2016	-	Jun 23, 2011
Côte d'Ivoire	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jan 25, 2012
Denmark	Oct 12, 2014	May 1, 2014 [3]	Jun 23, 2011
Djibouti	Dec 30, 2015	-	Oct 19, 2011
Dominican Republic	Feb 11, 2015	-	Sep 20, 2011
Ecuador	Dec 19, 2017	-	Apr 1, 2011
Egypt	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jan 25, 2012
El Salvador	-	-	Feb 1, 2012
Eritrea	Jun 11, 2019	Mar 13, 2019 [2]	-
Estonia	Mar 19, 2019	Dec 19, 2018 [2]	-
Eswatini, Kingdom of	Dec 20, 2016	Sep 21, 2016 [2]	-
Ethiopia	Oct 12, 2014	Nov 16, 2012 [2]	-
European Union	Oct 12, 2014	May 16, 2014 [3]	Jun 23, 2011
Fiji	Oct 12, 2014	Oct 24, 2012 [2]	-
Finland	Sep 1, 2016	Jun 3, 2016 [3]	Jun 23, 2011
France	Nov 29, 2016	-	Sep 20, 2011
Gabon	Oct 12, 2014	Nov 11, 2011 [3]	May 13, 2011
Gambia	Oct 12, 2014	Jul 3, 2014 [2]	-
Germany	Jul 20, 2016	-	Jun 23, 2011
Ghana	Nov 6, 2019	-	May 20, 2011
Greece	May 14, 2020	-	Sep 20, 2011
Grenada	-	-	Sep 22, 2011
Guatemala	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Guinea	Jan 5, 2015	-	Dec 9, 2011
Guinea-Bissau	Oct 12, 2014	-	Feb 1, 2012
Guyana	Oct 12, 2014	Apr 22, 2014 [2]	-
Honduras	Oct 12, 2014	-	Feb 1, 2012
Hungary	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jun 23, 2011
India	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Indonesia	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Ireland	Jul 27, 2023	-	Feb 1, 2012
Italy	-	-	Jun 23, 2011
Japan	Aug 20, 2017	May 22, 2017 [3]	May 11, 2011
Jordan	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jan 10, 2012
Kazakhstan	Sep 15, 2015	Jun 17, 2015 [2]	-
Kenya	Oct 12, 2014	-	Feb 1, 2012
Kiribati	Sep 2, 2021	Jun 4, 2021 [2]	-
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	Dec 30, 2019	Jan 10, 2019 [2]	-
Korea, Republic of	Aug 17, 2017	-	Sep 20, 2011
Kuwait	Aug 30, 2017	Jun 1, 2017 [2]	-
Kyrgyzstan	Sep 13, 2015	Jun 15, 2015 [2]	-
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.	Oct 12, 2014	Sep 26, 2012 [2]	-
Lebanon	Jan 11, 2018	-	Feb 1, 2012
Lesotho	Feb 10, 2015	Nov 12, 2014 [2]	-
Liberia	Nov 15, 2015	Aug 17, 2015 [2]	-
Lithuania	-	-	Dec 29, 2011
Luxembourg	Jan 23, 2017	-	Jun 23, 2011
Madagascar	Oct 12, 2014	-	Sep 22, 2011
Malawi	Nov 24, 2014	Aug 26, 2014 [2]	-
Malaysia	Feb 3, 2019	Nov 5, 2018 [3]	-
Maldives	Sep 29, 2019	Jul 1, 2019 [2]	-
Mali	Nov 29, 2016	-	Apr 19, 2011
Malta	Mar 1, 2017	Dec 1, 2016 [2]	-
Marshall Islands	Jan 8, 2015	Oct 10, 2014 [2]	-
Mauritania	Nov 16, 2015	-	May 18, 2011
Mauritius	Oct 12, 2014	Dec 17, 2012 [2]	-
Mexico	Oct 12, 2014	-	Feb 24, 2011
Micronesia, Fed. States	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jan 11, 2012
Moldova, Republic of	Nov 21, 2016	-	Jan 25, 2012
Mongolia	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jan 26, 2012
Montenegro	Nov 12, 2020	Aug 14, 2020 [2]	-
Morocco	Jul 21, 2022	-	Dec 9, 2011
Mozambique	Oct 12, 2014	-	Sep 26, 2011
Myanmar	Oct 12, 2014	Jan 8, 2014 [2]	-
Namibia	Oct 12, 2014	May 15, 2014 [2]	-
Nepal	Mar 28, 2019	Dec 28, 2018 [2]	-
Netherlands	Nov 17, 2016	Aug 19, 2016 [3]	Jun 23, 2011
Nicaragua	Sep 10, 2020	Jun 12, 2020 [2]	-
Niger	Oct 12, 2014	-	Sep 26, 2011
Nigeria	Sep 27, 2022	-	Feb 1, 2012
Norway	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Oman	Sep 21, 2020	Jun 23, 2020 [2]	-
Pakistan	Feb 21, 2016	Nov 23, 2015 [2]	-
Palau	Sep 11, 2018	-	Sep 20, 2011
Panama	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 3, 2011
Peru	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 4, 2011
Philippines	Dec 28, 2015	Sep 29, 2015 [2]	-
Poland	-	-	Sep 20, 2011
Portugal	Jul 10, 2017	Apr 11, 2017 [3]	Sep 20, 2011
Qatar	Apr 25, 2017	Jan 25, 2017 [2]	-
Romania	Aug 22, 2019	-	Sep 20, 2011
Rwanda	Oct 12, 2014	-	Feb 28, 2011
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dec 4, 2018	Sep 5, 2018 [2]	-
Saint Lucia	Jun 12, 2022	Mar 14, 2022 [2]	-
Samoa	Oct 12, 2014	May 20, 2014 [2]	-
Sao Tome and Principe	Apr 10, 2017	Jan 10, 2017 [2]	-
Saudi Arabia	Oct 8, 2020	Jul 10, 2020 [2]	-
Senegal	Jun 1, 2016	-	Jan 26, 2012
Serbia	Jan 28, 2019	-	Sep 20, 2011
Seychelles	Oct 12, 2014	-	Apr 15, 2011
Sierra Leone	Jan 30, 2017	Nov 1, 2016 [2]	-
Slovakia	Mar 28, 2016	Dec 29, 2015 [2]	-
Slovenia	-	-	Sep 27, 2011
Solomon Islands	Jan 22, 2020	Oct 24, 2019 [2]	-
Somalia	-	-	Jan 9, 2012
South Africa	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Spain	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jul 21, 2011
Sudan	Oct 12, 2014	-	Apr 21, 2011
Sweden	Dec 7, 2016	-	Jun 23, 2011
Switzerland	Oct 12, 2014	-	May 11, 2011
Syrian Arab Republic	Oct 12, 2014	Apr 5, 2013 [2]	-
Tajikistan	Oct 12, 2014	Sep 4, 2013 [2]	Sep 20, 2011
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of	Apr 19, 2018	Jan 19, 2018 [2]	-
Thailand	-	-	Jan 31, 2012
Togo	May 10, 2016	-	Sep 27, 2011
Tonga	Jan 1, 2020	Oct 3, 2019 [2]	-
Tunisia	Nov 25, 2021	-	May 11, 2011
Turkmenistan	Feb 2, 2021	Nov 4, 2020 [2]	-
Tuvalu	Nov 26, 2018	Aug 28, 2018 [2]	-
Uganda	Oct 12, 2014	Jun 25, 2014 [2]	-
Ukraine	May 13, 2022	-	Jan 30, 2012
United Arab Emirates	Dec 11, 2014	Sep 12, 2014 [2]	-
United Kingdom	May 22, 2016	-	Jun 23, 2011
Uruguay	Oct 12, 2014	-	Jul 19, 2011
Vanuatu	Oct 12, 2014	-	Nov 18, 2011
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of	Jan 8, 2019	Oct 10, 2018 [2]	-
Viet Nam	Oct 12, 2014	Apr 23, 2014 [2]	-
Yemen	-	-	Feb 2, 2011
Zambia	Aug 18, 2016	May 20, 2016 [2]	-
Zimbabwe	Nov 30, 2017	Sep 1, 2017 [2]	-

* [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature

References - Treaties

Cites: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Treaty | Multilateral | Rome | Nov 3, 2001

Keyword: Access right, Community management, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Plant production, Enforcement/compliance, Plant protection, Access-to-information, Policy/planning, Crops/grasses, Agricultural development, Registration, International relations/cooperation, Endangered species, Biodiversity, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Sustainable use, Monitoring, Dispute settlement, Protected area, Certification, Ex-situ conservation, Farming, Plant variety, Education, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Food quality control/food safety, Access and benefit sharing, Hazardous substances, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Traditional rights/customary rights, Inventory, Pesticides, Genetic resources, Protected plant species, Hazardous waste, Research, Biotechnology, Management/conservation, Planting material/seeds

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001346)

Enabled by: Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro | Jun 22, 1992

Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)

Other references

Treaty decisions: 59 decisions related to this treaty. View decisions

Literature: 50 records related to this treaty. View literature

Country/Territory/Participant

References - Treaties

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Convention on Biological Diversity

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