The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau, with support from the UNDP Philippines, conducted the National Inception Workshop for the project โ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จโ or the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Project on June 9-10, 2022. The National Inception Workshop aimed to validate and harmonize strategies for the Project Results Framework and Multi-year Work Plan. It was also an opportunity to invite initial commitments from key stakeholders to support the ABS projectโs full implementation for the next 6 years.
The ABS Project aims to increase economic opportunity and biodiversity conservation for local communities and indigenous peoples in the Philippines, stemming from fair and equitable sharing of biodiversity benefits. This endeavor supports three Sustainable Goals (SDGs): reduced inequalities (SDG 10), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), and life on land (SDG 15).
The ABS project aims to develop at least two (2) bioproducts from local genetic resources of Banaba (๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ข ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ด๐ข) in Region III and Pili tree (๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ and ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ฎ) in Region V. read more