IUCN fact sheet: Mainstreaming gender in ABS governance

The third objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) seeks "the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant technologies, taking into account all rights over those resources and to technologies". The achievement of this goal depends on the mainstreaming of gender considerations in ABS and TK governance.