UN summit approves fund to share benefits of nature's sequenced genetic data

UN summit approves fund to share benefits of nature's sequenced genetic data

A UN nature summit agreed in Colombia Saturday on the creation of a fund to share the profits of digitally sequenced genetic data taken from animals and plants with the communities they come from.

Summit approves fund to share benefits of genetic data as talks grind on

Cali, Colombia (AFP) Nov 2, 2024 A UN nature summit agreed in Colombia Saturday on the creation of a fund to share the profits of digitally sequenced genetic data taken from animals and plants with the communities they come from. Such data, much of it from species found in poor countries, is notably used in medicines and cosmetics that can make their developers billions. Few, if any, benefits of the data - often downlo

UN summit approves fund to share advantages of nature's sequenced genetic knowledge

prayagraj express A view of the closing session on the United Nations COP16 nature summit in Cali, Colombia, November 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A UN nature summit agreed in Colombia on Saturday (November 2, 2024) on the creation of a fund to share the income of digitally sequenced genetic knowledge taken from animals and crops with the communities they arrive from. Such knowledge, a lot of it from species present in poor international …