The field of genomics has benefited greatly from its “openness” approach to data sharing.
However, with the increasing volume of sequence information being created and stored and …

A recent Molecular Ecology editorial made a proactive statement of support for the “Nagoya
Protocol” and the principle of benefit‐sharing by requiring authors to provide a “Data …

Addressing Indigenous rights and interests in genetic resources has become increasingly
challenging in an open science environment that promotes unrestricted access to genomic …

Open access to sequence data is a cornerstone of biology and biodiversity research, but has
created tension under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Policy …

Biomedical data are now organized in large-scale databases allowing researchers
worldwide to access and utilize the data for new projects. As new technologies generate …

The Nagoya Protocol (NP), a legal framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD), formalises fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from biological diversity. It …

The free exchange of microbial genetic information is an established public good, facilitating
research on medicines, agriculture, and climate change. However, over the past quarter …

The scientific community, research funders, and governments have repeatedly recognized
the importance of open access to genomic data for scientific research and medical progress …

The toolbox of instruments regulating access, transfer and use of biological material is
currently re-equipped: the Nagoya Protocol was initiated to provide a legal framework to the …

Global conservation policy and action have largely neglected protecting and monitoring
genetic diversity—one of the three main pillars of biodiversity. Genetic diversity (diversity …