The Kenyan ABS Regulations- Implementation Experiences and ...
The Kenyan ABS Regulations- Implementation Experiences and ...
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6.0 Recommendations <strong>and</strong> Conclusion<br />
• Continued <strong>and</strong> effective participation of Kenya in regional, <strong>and</strong> international<br />
meetings relevant to <strong>ABS</strong>.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is need to build capacity <strong>and</strong> should include the ability to<br />
– Assist communities, private l<strong>and</strong> owners, other organs of the state in the<br />
negotiation of access <strong>and</strong> benefit sharing agreements<br />
– Analyze benefit-sharing agreements <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong> the provisions they<br />
contain<br />
– Develop an underst<strong>and</strong>ing of opportunities <strong>and</strong> risks associated with bioprospecting<br />
NEMA to develop <strong>ABS</strong> guidelines<br />
• However, it must be noted that <strong>ABS</strong> system will only work in an environment of<br />
well sensitized communities <strong>and</strong> policy makers. Hence NEMA should embark on<br />
comprehensive sensitization exercise at a variety of levels i.e relevant public<br />
institutions, research institutions, local communities etc.
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