SDG Indicator 15.6.1 - Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits
This indicator focuses on progress made in adopting frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources. It refers to the efforts made by countries to implement two major international instruments regarding the management of genetic resources; Nagoya Protocol to Convention on Biological Diversity and International Treaty on PGRFA.
Custodian agency: Convention on Biological Diversity
Contributing agency: FAO, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Target 15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed.
Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits
Impact
The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of the International Treaty on PGRFA facilitates the exchange of more than 2 million crop genetic resources for purposes of agricultural research and breeding. The Multilateral System is instrumental to achieving the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources, as well as the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use, contributing to sustainable agriculture and food security.
Key results
New biodiversity deal draws renewed attention to the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources
Since 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 came into force in 2014, the number of Parties that have ratified it has risen to 138, including 137 countries and the European Union, representing 70 percent of all Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The number of Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Plant Treaty) has reached 150, including the European Union, as of 1 January 2023, with two countries joining in 2022. By the end of 2022, 88 countries have submitted their national report to provide information about their implementation of the treaty’s provisions, including on access and benefit-sharing measures; nine countries made their submissions in 2022. The number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) has been also increasing, from 55 566 in 2015 to 91 352 in 2022, indicating that more users are benefiting from accessing plant genetic resources for research, breeding and training.
Capacity development
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2023
21/6
2023
National workshop on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) data analysis in Maseru (Lesotho)
19/06/2023 - 21/06/2023
FAO is conducting a technical training workshop for enhancing the analytical capacity of key national institutions in Lesotho for analysing the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) data analysis in Maseru, Lesotho from June 19 to 21, 2023.
4/ 6
2023
10/6
2023
National workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in Dar Es Salaam (United Republic of Tanzania)
04/06/2023 - 10/06/2023
FAO is conducting a technical workshop to review, discuss and validate the Draft East African Community Regional Framework for Assessing Food and Nutrition Security from 04 to 10 June 2023 in Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. The training aims to contribute to the improvement of national and regional capacities to monitor the evolution of food and nutrition security in a harmonized...
27/ 5
2023
2/6
2023
National workshop on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) data analysis in Cotonou (Benin)
27/05/2023 - 02/06/2023
FAO is delivering a training involving Government officers and FAO food security analysts on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) in Cotonou – Benin from May 27 to June 2, 2023. A meeting with the Director of INStaD is also scheduled.
19/ 5
2023
29/5
2023
Training on SDG indicator 2.4.1 (Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture), Samoa
19/05/2023 - 29/05/2023
Samoa has been selected as one of the beneficiary countries under the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) project. In this context, the SDG 2.4.1 team of Agri-Environmental Statistics (ESS) provided technical assistance to Samoa on SDG Indicator 2.4.1 in May 2023 in collaboration with the FAO country office in Samoa.
10/ 5
2023
"Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture", Lecture within the framework of the Diploma in Sustainability in the Food Industry (University of Buenos Aires)
Виртуальное мероприятие, 10/05/2023
FAO is the custodian agency for SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture". This indicator measures progress in achieving more productive and sustainable agriculture. It is made up of relevant sub-indicators that will provide governments with strategic information for evidence based policies.
Organized by FAO and th...
4/ 5
2023
[FAO x UNSD Brown Bag webinar] A Shiny Application to Track the Progress on Food and Agriculture-related SDG Indicators
Виртуальное мероприятие, 04/05/2023
FAO has recently launched the FAO SDG Progress Assessment App: a web-based tool designed to automatize the assessment of progress made at the national, regional, and global level towards the achievement of the SDGs. The developed tool allows measuring the cu...
2/ 5
2023
12/5
2023
Technical assistance in computing the SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 5.a.1 in The Gambia
02/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
The FAO Regional Office for Africa and the Office of the Chief Statistician organized a series of training sessions in May 2023 to assist the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) in computing SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, and 5.a.1, as well as integrating them into current survey instruments.
18/ 4
2023
26/4
2023
Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for SDG Indicators (18-24 April 2023)
Виртуальное мероприятие, 18/04/2023 - 26/04/2023
From 18 to 24 April, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Statistician in HQ, organized a virtual training to introduce statisticians and da...
11/ 4
2023
21/4
2023
Technical assistance in computing the SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2 and 5.a.1 in Eswatini
11/04/2023 - 21/04/2023
The FAO Regional Office for Africa and the Office of the Chief Statistician organised a series of training sessions in April 2023 to assist the Central Bureau of Statistics of Eswatini in computing SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, and 5.a.1, as well as integrating them into current survey instruments.
24/ 3
2023
FAO Side Event "Disaggregation of the SDG indicator 6.4.2 (level of water stress) by river basin" at the UN 2023 Water Conference
Гибридное мероприятие, 24/03/2023
This event showcased a few innovative methods to disaggregate water stress (SDG 6.4.2) and its components at catchment and river basin level, through the presentation of a few case studies prepared in various countries following different methodologies.
1/ 3
2023
30/3
2023
Remote workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
Виртуальное мероприятие, 01/03/2023 - 30/03/2023
FAO is conducting a remote workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 Prevalence of Undernourishment and 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES).
28/ 2
2023
9/12
2023
National workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in Chisinau (Moldova)
28/02/2023 - 09/12/2023
A technical workshop on SDG food security indicators is being conducted by FAO during 3-9 December 2023 in Chisinau, Moldova.
7/ 2
2023
[FAO x Data Strategy] How to Use Earth Observation Data for Agricultural Statistics & SDG Monitoring
Виртуальное мероприятие, 07/02/2023
FAO, in collaboration with the Data Strategy, hosted a webinar on the use of Earth Observation data for the production of official agricultural statistics and SDG indicators.
Collecting data and predicting real time crop area and yield is difficult and expensive. FAO, through the EOSTAT project, is helping countries in overcoming this challenge and building their technical c...
22/ 11
2022
25/11
2022
Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for SDG Indicators (22-25 November 2022)
Виртуальное мероприятие, 22/11/2022 - 25/11/2022
Organized by FAO's Office of Chief Statistician, the Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for SDG Indicators provided the statisticians and data analysts from the National Statistical Offices of Benin, Mali and South Africa with the basic methodological and practical tools to implement simple Small Area Estimation models for data disaggregatio...
31/ 10
2022
The impact of EO for the 2030 Agenda | GEO Week
Виртуальное мероприятие, 31/10/2022
Seven years into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and its dedicated SDG initiative, Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG), working with partners globally and locally, have laid the foundation for governments and or...
27/ 10
2022
Unlocking food and agriculture microdata to achieve the SDGs: the FAM Catalogue (2022)
Виртуальное мероприятие, 27/10/2022
The Office of the Chief Statistician of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a webinar to introduce the content and the potential use of the microdata published on the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue. The webinar also discussed the main features and functionalities of the FAM Catalogue.
FAO's microdata platform on food security...
3/ 10
2022
The spatial disaggregation of the SDG 6.4.2 (level of water stress) by river basin
Виртуальное мероприятие, 03/10/2022
The webinar titled "The spatial disaggregation of the SDG 6.4.2 (level of water stress) by river basin", which was organized by the FAO Technical Network on Climate Change, showed some results of the spatial disaggregation of the SDG 6.4.2 indicator at river basin level, at global and subnational scale.
Water stress has an impact on countries of every continent and hinders the sus...
20/ 9
2022
28/9
2022
Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for the SDGs (20-28 September 2022)
Виртуальное мероприятие, 20/09/2022 - 28/09/2022
From 20 to 28 September 2022, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Office of Chief Statistician organized a virtual training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation (SAE) for the SDGs. The main objective of the training was to introduce SAE methods and techniques to statisticians and data analysts from the agriculture statistics divisions of the Na...
19/ 9
2022
Report's launch: "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2022"
Гибридное мероприятие, 19/09/2022
Seven years into the 2030 Agenda, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and food insecurity, as well as in ensuring sustainable agriculture. FAO's new report, “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators”, offers analysis and trends on indicators across eight SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15), highlighting areas o...
8/ 9
2022
Virtual Seminar on Producing Proxy Estimates for SDG Indicator 5.a.1 using EHCVM surveys
Виртуальное мероприятие, 08/09/2022
FAO held a webinar on Producing Proxy Estimates for SDG Indicator 5.a.1 using the Enquête harmonisée sur les conditions de vie des ménages (EHCVM) or Harmonized Living Conditions Surveys on 8 September 2022. Participants came from national statistical offices, ministries of agriculture and other stakeholders of six countries from the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). Experts ...
Methodology
Tier: I
Data
Data collection and reporting
Related link
External links
- SDG Report 2022
- Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources
- Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House