Foot-and-mouth disease control: Nagoya protocol poses ‘significant challenges’
Posted: 23 November, 2023
An international agreement designed to share the benefits of genetic resources is presenting ‘significant logistical challenges’ to the control of transboundary livestock diseases, according to specialist researchers.
The 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, implemented in 2014, is intended to ensure the benefits that arise from the use of genetic material, such as the development of vaccines and medicines that are essential to control diseases, are shared in a fair and equitable way.
