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The purpose of the MOU is to establish a relationship by and between AU and IBC where by the parties may exchange information and seek and implement programs and activities of mutual interest. [...] IBC Inception workshop to support the ratification and entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol convened 11 May 2013, Addis Ababa: An inception workshop to support the ratification and entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) was 4 Biodiversity Monthly Newsletter conducted here in Addis Ababa from 7-10 May 2013 with the objective of sharing experiences and good pr. [...] The upgrading of the former Plant Genetic Resources Center to the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) to accommodate forest, animal and microbial genetic resources and the associated indigenous knowledge was the first step. [...] As per the provision in Article 6 of the CBD, the country developed and published the Ethiopian Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP).” He also stated that after ratifying the CBD and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (IT-PGRFA) as well as adopting international model laws and guidelines, Ethiopia issued a proclamation and regulation on Access to. [...] After six years of negotiations, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties on 29 October 2010, in Nagoya, Japan.