Access to biodiversity for food production:Reconciling open access digital sequence information with access and benefit sharing

CHALLENGES TO EXiSTING LEGAL SCHEMES Over the last 40 years or so,a complex web of international legal agreements was developed that regulate the access,transfer,and use of plant genetic resources.These include the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD),the Nagoya Protocol,and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources(Figure 1).