Ethiopia - 2006 - Forestry and Wildlife

Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation

Council of Ministers, Ethiopia

“The objective of this Proclamation is to ensure that the country and its communities obtain fair and equitable share from the benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources so as to promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of the country’s biodiversity resources”. The Proclamation applies on access to genetic resources found in in situ or ex situ conditions and community knowledge.

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January 2022

“The objective of this Proclamation is to ensure that the country and its communities obtain fair and equitable share from the benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources so as to promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of the country’s biodiversity resources”. The Proclamation applies on access to genetic resources found in in situ or ex situ conditions and community knowledge.

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