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
21/ 9
2020
23/9
2020
Awareness Raising/Training Workshop on SDG Indicators under FAO Custodianship (Equatorial Guinea)
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), 21/09/2020 - 23/09/2020
On 25 September 2015, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 aspirational objectives to guide actions of governments, international agencies, civil society and other institutions over the next 15 years (2016-2030). The SDGs aim at ending poverty and hunger while restoring and sustainably managing natural resources, integratin...
15/ 9
2020
Report's launch: "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2020”
Roma (Italy), Гибридное мероприятие, 15/09/2020
FAO's report “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators” offers detailed analysis and trends on 22 indicators under its custodianship across 6 SDGs (2, 5, 6, 12, 14 and 15). Available in a digital format, this year’s edition has also bee...
8/ 9
2020
15/10
2020
Virtual Training on SDG Indicator 2.4.1. “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture”
Виртуальное мероприятие, 08/09/2020 - 15/10/2020
13/ 7
2020
Report's launch: SOFI 2020
Roma (Italy), Гибридное мероприятие, 13/07/2020
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020) report presents the most recent and authoritative estimates of the extent of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world. This year, the report includes a special focus on transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets. It analyses the cost and affordability of healthy diet...
11/ 5
2020
Information Seminar for Permanent Representatives "Challenges and opportunities for reporting on SDG indicators"
Roma (Italy), 11/05/2020
The Office of Chief Statistician organized a Seminar on Statistics to provide Members with the first comprehensive briefing on FAO’s work on the 21 SDG indicators under its custodianship, since the last Seminar of its kind that took place in March 2017.
The Seminar aimed to bring together Permanent Representatives in order to:
- Receive an update on FAO’s work on SDG indic...
25/ 3
2020
Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition: Food post-harvest losses
(Italy), 25/03/2020
This series of technical webinars, organized by Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific), and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), was an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models....
16/ 12
2019
Statistical Capacity Assessment and Capacity Development Programmes for the FAO-SDG indicators
Roma (Italy), 16/12/2019
Organized by the Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) and the Statistics Technical Network, this webinar discussed the results of the Statistical Capacity Assessment for the FAO-SDG indicators, together with OCS’s capacity development strategy. The event aimed to assist FAO-HQ and decentralized offices in designing targeted interventions and mobilizing resources to support countries in col...
1/ 12
2019
5/12
2019
Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: Experiences and lessons learned on integration and implementation
Muscat (Oman), 01/12/2019 - 05/12/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicator 2.4.1 "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 ...
29/ 11
2019
Resource Partners Consultation Meeting
Roma (Italy), 29/11/2019
On Friday, 29 November 2019, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) held its second Resource Partner Consultation meeting of the year at FAO Headquarters in Rome.
19/ 11
2019
21/11
2019
Regional Workshop on Data Disaggregation for SDG Indicators
19/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
The workshop built on the work of the Inter-agency and expert group on SDG indicators, which focuses on ensuring that the Global Indicator Framework adequately incorporates data disaggregation.
The goal of this workshop was to strengthen national statistical offices' capacity to meet the most vulnerable's data and indicator needs by facilitating the exchange of good pra...
22/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Training on the Measurement of Post-Harvest Losses in Asia and the Pacific
Chiba (Japan), 22/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for Asian countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses".
The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison wi...
21/ 10
2019
24/10
2019
Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)
Chiba (Japan), 21/10/2019 - 24/10/2019
The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.
The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:
- Upd...
15/ 10
2019
18/10
2019
Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Eastern Africa
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 15/10/2019 - 18/10/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...
8/ 10
2019
Workshop on SDG indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 for Central Asia
Almaty (Kazakhstan), 08/10/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicators 6.4.1 "Water use efficiency" and 6.4.2 "Water stress".
- Water Use Efficiency (WUE) at national level is the sum of the efficiencies in the major economic sectors weighted according to the proportion of water withdrawn by each sect...
7/ 10
2019
10/10
2019
Regional Workshop on Farm Survey Based SDG Indicators (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1 and 12.3.1a)
Cairo (Egypt), 07/10/2019 - 10/10/2019
The overall goal of the regional workshop was to provide government officials responsible for SDG monitoring with capacity development in methodology, data collection, and calculation of selected SDG indicators related to sustainable and productive agriculture. SDG indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1, 5.a.1, and 12.3.1 are among them.
The four-day workshop specifically aimed to:
15/ 9
2019
19/9
2019
Regional Workshop on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), 15/09/2019 - 19/09/2019
26/ 8
2019
30/8
2019
National Workshop on SDG Indicator 2.1.1
Naypyidaw (Myanmar (Burma)), 26/08/2019 - 30/08/2019
The proposed training workshop aimed to provide information on SDG indicator 2.1.1 (PoU) as part of the ongoing regional project 'TCP/RAS/3618: Strengthening the Capacity for Monitoring Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in the Context of SDGs 2 and 12'. The PoU is an estimate of the proportion of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary en...
27/ 6
2019
28/6
2019
National Workshop on SDG Indicator 5.a.1
Baku (Azerbaijan), 27/06/2019 - 28/06/2019
The goal of this workshop organized by FAO was to bring together technical experts and statisticians to help with the methodology work for SDG Indicator 5.a.1 "Women’s ownership of agricultural land".
19/ 6
2019
Resource partners round table for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Roma (Italy), 19/06/2019
Four years into the 2030 Agenda, there is still a large gap in data to understand where the world stands in achieving its shared goals, the SDGs. To support countries in producing better data for monitoring progress, FAO held a very well attended resource partners roundtable, entitled
11/ 6
2019
13/6
2019
FAO Workshop on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a
Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 11/06/2019 - 13/06/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a training for African countries on SDG Indicator 12.3.1a "Global food losses".
The Food Loss Index (FLI) focuses on food losses that occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison ...
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