Guide to ABS Clearing House Website

The Access and Benefit Sharing Clearing House (ABS Clearing House) website is an international web-based tool that facilitates the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. The ABS Clearing House shares relevant information about ABS and supports the monitoring of utilization of genetic resources.

Researchers may wish to refer to the ABS Clearing House to find out whether there are any ABS regulations relating to the collection or utilisation of the genetic resource of interest or contact national focal points and competent national authorities for further information.

A step-by-step guide to the ABS Clearing House website has been developed to help navigate the ABS Clearing House and identify information on a provider country and locate relevant due diligence information. There are explanatory text annotations in the guide that you can read by placing your mouse cursor over the small orange and white speech bubble in the upper left corner.

Please note the guide is based on an older version of the ABS Clearing House and subject to revision. You should not rely solely on information in the interim reports. A number of countries have developed ABS measures since submitting their interim reports a couple of years ago.