TABLE 1 .

Sources of information and model documents

Resourcea	Internet link(s)
U.S. Culture Collection Network	http://www.usccn.org
World Federation for Culture Collections	http://www.wfcc.info
Scientific Collections International	http://www.scicoll.org
Global Genome Biodiversity Network	http://www.ggbn.org/
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Guidelines for BIO Members Engaging in Bioprospecting, BIO Model MTA	https://www.bio.org/articles/bio-bioprospecting-guidelines
Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), Code of Conduct and Best Practice for Access and Benefit Sharing	https://www.cbd.int/abs/submissions/icnp-3/EU-Taxonomic-practices.pdf
ABS-Management Tool, Best Practice Standard and Handbook for Implementing Genetic Resource Access and Benefit-sharing Activities	http://www.iisd.org/library/abs-management-tool-best-practice-standard-and-handbook-implementing-genetic-resource-access
Swiss Academy of Sciences, Access and Benefit Sharing Good Practice for Academic Research on Genetic Resources	http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2006/abs_swiss_abs_good_practice.pdf
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), CBD manual for botanic gardens	https://www.bgci.org/policy/cbdmanual/
The Mediterranean Science Commission, CIESM Charter on ABS	http://www.ciesm.org/marine/charter/index.php
The ABS Capacity Development Initiative, The ABS Agreement, Key Elements and Commentary	https://chm.cbd.int/database/record/208696
Japan Bioindustry Association and METI, the Japanese Guidelines on Access to and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources	http://www.jba.or.jp/pc/en/library/pdf/2012_guideline_access_e.pdf
German Science Association, DFG guideline for CBD relevant research projects	http://www.dfg.de/formulare/1_021e/1_021e.pdf
Micro B3, ABS Model Agreement	http://biogov.uclouvain.be/staff/dedeurwaerdere/CH_Micro%20B3%20model%20agreement.pdf
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing	https://www.cbd.int/abs/side-events/icnp2/iucn-explanatory-guide-en.pdf
Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI) Best Practice Manual on Access and Benefit Sharing	http://www.mirri.org/fileadmin/mirri/media/Dokumente/MIRRI_ABS_Manual__web.pdf

^aOrganization and/or document(s).