SDG Indicator 15.6.1 - Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits
This indicator focuses on progress made in adopting frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources. It refers to the efforts made by countries to implement two major international instruments regarding the management of genetic resources; Nagoya Protocol to Convention on Biological Diversity and International Treaty on PGRFA.
Custodian agency: Convention on Biological Diversity
Contributing agency: FAO, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Target 15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed.
Impact
The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of the International Treaty on PGRFA facilitates the exchange of more than 2 million crop genetic resources for purposes of agricultural research and breeding. The Multilateral System is instrumental to achieving the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources, as well as the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use, contributing to sustainable agriculture and food security.
Key results
New biodiversity deal draws renewed attention to the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources
Since the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity came into force in 2014, the number of Parties that have ratified it has risen to 138, including 137 countries and the European Union, representing 70 percent of all Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The number of Contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Plant Treaty) has reached 150, including the European Union, as of 1 January 2023, with two countries joining in 2022. By the end of 2022, 88 countries have submitted their national report to provide information about their implementation of the treaty’s provisions, including on access and benefit-sharing measures; nine countries made their submissions in 2022. The number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) has been also increasing, from 55 566 in 2015 to 91 352 in 2022, indicating that more users are benefiting from accessing plant genetic resources for research, breeding and training.
Capacity development
20/10
2024
25/10
2024
Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation for SDG Indicators
Виртуальное мероприятие, 20/10/2024 - 25/10/2024
The Virtual Training on Data Disaggregation and Small Area Estimation (SAE) for the SDGs was organized with the objective of providing an introduction to SAE techniques and the DEGURBA methodology to statisticians and data analysts from the agriculture and/or social statistics divisions of National Statistical Offices of selected African countries.
9/10
2024
11/10
2024
Strengthening capacity on SDG 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 indicators in El Salvador
Dhaka (Bangladesh), 09/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
Monitoring water-use efficiency and level of water stress to inform policy
7/10
2024
11/10
2024
National Training Workshop on Food Security SDG Indicators (2.1.1 & 2.1.2) (Hanoi, Viet Nam)
07/10/2024 - 11/10/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
27/9
2024
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Виртуальное мероприятие, 27/09/2024
The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop...
16/9
2024
20/9
2024
National Workshop on SDG Indicator 2.1.2 (Lusaka, Zambia)
16/09/2024 - 20/09/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 2.1.2
28/8
2024
World Water Week | The Data Speaks: Status update of SDG 6
Гибридное мероприятие, 28/08/2024
This event will present the results of the integrated process of collecting country data on the SDG 6 global indicators in 2023. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss results and lessons learned with UN custodian agencies and country representatives and their implications for policymaking and acceleration toward achieving SDG 6.
24/7
2024
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Гибридное мероприятие, 24/07/2024
Special event on the margins of the G20 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty Task Force Ministerial Meeting
15/7
2024
19/7
2024
Disaggregation of the SDG 6.4.2 indicator at sub-basin level in Peru
15/07/2024 - 19/07/2024
The IMI-SDG6 team and the National Water Authority (ANA) Peru have started a new collaboration on implementing the disaggregation of the SDG 6.4.2 indicator at sub-basin level in two pilot river basins, Rio Pisco and Mishquiyacu. A technical mission to support the ANA's team took place from 15 to 19 July 2024.
11/6
2024
4/10
2024
2024 Virtual Trainings on SDG Indicator 2.4.1 “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture”
Виртуальное мероприятие, 11/06/2024 - 04/10/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 2.4.1
10/6
2024
15/6
2024
National workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 (Kenya, Nairobi)
10/06/2024 - 15/06/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
5/6
2024
7/6
2024
National Workshop on SDG Indicator 2.1.2 (Ezulwini, Eswatini)
05/06/2024 - 07/06/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 2.1.2
1/6
2024
7/6
2024
Regional workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in Lomé (Togo)
01/06/2024 - 07/06/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
19/5
2024
23/5
2024
National workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in Bagdad (Iraq)
19/05/2024 - 23/05/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
15/5
2024
Lecture "Measuring and Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture"
Виртуальное мероприятие, 15/05/2024
Lecture within the framework of the Diploma in Sustainability in the Food Industry (University of Buenos Aires)
22/4
2024
24/4
2024
Gender contextualization of SDG 6 in Senegal: finalization workshop (Dakar, Senegal)
22/04/2024 - 24/04/2024
The finalization workshop of the Gender contextualization of SDG 6 in Senegal in Dakar from Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 April 2024. The workshop is organized by FAO on behalf of all SDG 6 custodian agencies –members of the Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6) – in collaboration with the Ministry for Water and Sanitation of Senegal, with the aim of pro...
15/4
2024
Training workshop: Spatial disaggregation of SDG 6.4.2 on level of water stress - Senegal river basin
15/04/2024
Improving water monitoring and management through the use of the water stress plugin for WEAP.
3/4
2024
4/7
2024
National trainings on “SDG indicator 5.a.1 and its implementation in the Western Balkan countries”
03/04/2024 - 04/07/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 5.a.1
27/3
2024
Online training on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
Виртуальное мероприятие, 27/03/2024
On March 27, FAO is delivering an online training on SDG indicators 2.1.1 "Prevalence of Undernourishment" and 2.1.2 "Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)".
18/3
2024
22/3
2024
National workshop on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in Yerevan (Armenia)
18/03/2024 - 22/03/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2
4/3
2024
6/3
2024
National workshop on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) data analysis in Praia (Cabo Verde)
04/03/2024 - 06/03/2024
Strengthening capacity of country institutions to monitor and report on SDG Indicator 2.1.2
Methodology
Tier: I
Data
Data collection and reporting
Related link
External links
- SDG Report 2024
- Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources
- Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House