The Action Plan on Capacity-building for access and benefit-sharing was adopted at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties in February 2004 and is contained in the annex to decision VII/19F. The Action Plan recognises that in view of the multiplicity of actors undertaking capacity-building initiatives for access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing, mutual information-sharing and coordination at all levels should be promoted to encourage synergies and to identify gaps in coverage.

On this basis, the database on capacity-building projects was developed to facilitate information-exchange on ongoing capacity-building activities. The database includes information on various ongoing capacity building projects related to access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing. Each record contains basic information about each project, including: its status, countries or regions covered by the project, the lead organization(s) and contacts, funding details, objectives and activities, outcomes and lessons learned. Detailed information should be requested directly from the respective contact persons.

Parties, Governments and relevant organisations who wish to submit information on relevant capacity-building projects for inclusion in the database are invited to complete the data entry form and return it to the Secretariat at secretariat@cbd.int or fax: (514) 288-6588.