The access and benefit-sharing provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are designed to ensure that the physical access to genetic resources is facilitated and that the benefits obtained from their use are shared equitably with the providers.This document contains a series of factsheets on the key elements of access and benefit-sharing (Access and Benefit-sharing, Uses of Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, the Bonn Guidelines, National Implementation and the Nagoya Protocol).