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Training workshop on ABS Regime and ABS Toolkit
22nd June 2018: A training workshop on ABS Regime with a special focus on the ABS toolkit was held at the Conferen
ce Hall of the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) for the BAFRA officials of Thimphu on 22nd June 2018 by the National Biodiversity Centre under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests. The training workshop was convened to the officials of BAFRA considering their role in the implementation of ABS Regime in the country especially being formalized as one of the designated checkpoints. The BAFRA as a checkpoint is significant in monitoring and tracking the access and utilization of the Bhutanese genetic resources through physical verification at the designated exit points such as airports and land ports.The training
workshop covered an overview of the national and international conventions, protocols and legal framework on biodiversity and ABS such as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nagoya Protocol on ABS, ABS Policy of Bhutan 2015, the rationale for the development of ABS toolkit, and comprehensively delved into the ABS Regime in the country. Further, a documentary on ABS was screened and a copy of ABS Toolkit was distributed to the participants.526 total views, 3 views today
National Seminar on implementation of the ABS regime in Bhutan held
Thimphu: The National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) along with the NPIF project implementing partners, Menjong Sorig Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (MSPCL) and Bio Bhutan organised a seminar on “Sharing of experiences on the implementation of the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regime in Bhutan” on June 8.The seminar was focused on the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation to the Convention on Biological Diversity which is an international agreement which aims at sharing the benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way.
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Notice inviting tender
The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests would like to invite sealed bids for eligible having valid license for the Hiring Vehicles.
The tender document can be downloaded from here:
The tender has to be submitted to the Adm section, NBC, Serbithang.
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Notice inviting tender
The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests would like to invite sealed bids for eligible suppliers having valid license for the supply of following items
- Office Stationaries.
- Electrical & hardware items.
- Vehicle spare parts, General Maintenance & Tyres.
- Catering
Last Date of the submission: 10th July, 2018. On/before 11am.
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