Use this page to explore the key policy areas that shape genomic research. Each area expands to show specific policy components, definitions, and links to the genomic activities they affect, helping you identify the policies most relevant to your work.
Access and benefit sharing
Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) ensures fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge, based on the Nagoya Protocol under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Physical collection management
Policies components related to collection curation, development, housing, environment, care and preservation, and access
Data & Digital Media sharing and publication
Relates to policies covering the releasing of data in published form for external use by others.
Data standards
Policies that refer to technical specifications that describe how data should be organized
Access and Benefit-Sharing
Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) ensures fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources and traditional knowledge, based on the Nagoya Protocol under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Ethical Research and Innovation
Policies that refer to any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual.
Data governance and standards
Relates to policies covering the sharing and releasing of data in published form for external use by others.
Personal data
Policies that refer to any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual.
Protection of natural assets
Policies relating to the protection, conservation and wellbeing of species.
