Considerations related to Digital Sequence Information (DSI)

Following Decision 16/2 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), as an entity that makes Digital Sequence Information (DSI) publicly available through this database, we inform data users and data submitters of the following:

• Data users that “generate monetary benefits from the use” of DSI accessed through this database “may be required to share those benefits through the Multilateral Mechanism” (MLM) for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. Further information on the MLM is available on the CBD website: https://www.cbd.int/califund.
• Anyone submitting data for publication in this database:
  • is required to comply with applicable national and international access and benefit-sharing (ABS) obligations. National and international agreements on ABS may create restrictions on the use and sharing of DSI.
  • must indicate that the data being submitted for public sharing through this database are not subject to any restrictions that would prohibit public sharing.

In the absence of such confirmation, we will not accept the data for public access.

Further information on national and international ABS laws can be found at:

• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): https://www.cbd.int/abs/information-kit-en
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA): https://www.fao.org/plant-treaty/areas-of-work/the-multilateral-system/overview/en