A Human Rights Approach to Benefit-Sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information
Published on 25. April 2025
38 pages
978-628-7764-25-5 (ISBN)
Description
This policy brief outlines a human rights-based approach to the design and implementation of the multilateral mechanism and Cali Fund for benefit-sharing from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.
Drawing on research conducted in Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and farming territories in Colombia, it highlights the urgent need for a fair and inclusive benefit-sharing system that recognizes the rights and contributions of Indigenous people and local communities (IP&LCs). This brief outlines critical recommendations for decision-making and advocacy in the wake of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference in an effort to ensure fair compensation and reciprocity for IP&LCs while addressing structural inequalities.
Drawing on research conducted in Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and farming territories in Colombia, it highlights the urgent need for a fair and inclusive benefit-sharing system that recognizes the rights and contributions of Indigenous people and local communities (IP&LCs). This brief outlines critical recommendations for decision-making and advocacy in the wake of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference in an effort to ensure fair compensation and reciprocity for IP&LCs while addressing structural inequalities.
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Alex Reep
Is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in environmental science, urban planning, and sustainable development. She holds a master's degree in development practice from the University of California, Berkeley. As a Fulbright researcher in Colombia (2023-2024), she studied what Indigenous and local communities consider to be fair and equitable benefit-sharing for the use of digital sequence information derived from genetic resources in their territories. She worked with Dejusticia as the strategist for the organization's involvement in the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
Is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in environmental science, urban planning, and sustainable development. She holds a master's degree in development practice from the University of California, Berkeley. As a Fulbright researcher in Colombia (2023-2024), she studied what Indigenous and local communities consider to be fair and equitable benefit-sharing for the use of digital sequence information derived from genetic resources in their territories. She worked with Dejusticia as the strategist for the organization's involvement in the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
