Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?

Ivey, Philip J; Hill, Martin P; Voukeng, Sonia Nadege Kenfack; Weaver, Kim N

Title: Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?
Creator: Ivey, Philip J, Hill, Martin P, Voukeng, Sonia Nadege Kenfack, Weaver, Kim N
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2023
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/418040
Identifier: vital:71503
Identifier: xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10184-8"
Description: Amongst members of the biological control community there is a range of perceptions regarding the Nagoya Protocol, at best it will hinder access to natural enemies of pests and invasive plants and at worst implementation of the Protocol will prevent access to these resources. In this preliminary study of Africa’s preparedness to implement the Nagoya Protocol and control access to potential biological control agents, we found that several countries have not yet established procedures and policies in this regard. Several factors including lack of awareness, insufficient relevant information and lack of capacity may cause delay in countries implementing access and benefit sharing legislation and processes. The lack of preparedness provides an opportunity for the research community to work with government officials to facilitate future access to natural enemies to act as biological control agents on invasive plants and agricultural pests. Collaboration between researchers, managers and bureaucrats in support of African countries could lead to collective action that develops policies and implements processes to foster exploration of African biodiversity. This collaboration could also foster the sharing of biological control agents that will benefit Africa through integrated pest management in agriculture, protection of human lives and livelihoods, and reduction of the impact of invasive alien species on biodiversity and environmental infrastructure.
Format: computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (7 pages), pdf
Publisher: SpringerLink
Language: English
Relation: BioControl, Ivey, P.J., Hill, M.P., Kenfack Voukeng, S.N. and Weaver, K.N., 2023. Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?. BioControl, pp.1-7, BioControl p. 1 2023 1573-8248
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