CBD Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

In its decision NP-4/4, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol requested the Executive Secretary, taking into account the progress already made, to continue to develop and administer the ABS Clearing-House following the goals and priorities for the further development and administration of the Clearing-House as found in the annex to decision NP-3. [...] Many of the aforementioned challenges have been highlighted in other documents, including the first assessment and review of the implementation of the Protocol, and are not directly related to the implementation and administration of the ABS Clearing-House. [...] During the reporting period, the majority of development efforts from the Secretariat have been directed towards bug fixes, maintenance and minor improvements, with the exception of preparations for the submission of the first national report on the implementation of the Protocol through the ABS Clearing-House. [...] In paragraph 4 of its decision NP-4/3, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol requested the Executive Secretary to make the guidelines and format for the first national report available through the ABS Clearing-House. [...] At its fourth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol adopted the format for the first national report on the implementation of the Protocol, which will be due in February 2026 and will follow a four-year reporting cycle synchronized with the Convention reporting cycle.