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UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 36Decision 3Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing ofBenefits Arising from their Utilization and Participation of the Regionin the Negotiation of a ProtocolReaffirming that the adoption in Nagoya, Japan, of a Protocol on Access to GeneticResources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from theirUtilization in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity is a high priorityfor the region, which harbors the large share of the biodiversity on the planet;Acknowledging the value that the traditional knowledge of the indigenous andlocal communities of the region has in the conservation and sustainable use of thebiological diversity and the need to promote their prior informed consent and thefair and equitable benefit sharing arising from of the utilization of that knowledgeassociated to genetic resources;Acknowledging that a Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair andEquitable Benefit Sharing Arising from their Utilization will contribute to eradicatethe cases of misappropriation and misuse of such resources and the associatedtraditional knowledge;Recalling that decision 12 of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 27 th January to 1 st February, 2008) agreedthe importance to guarantee the participation of developing countries in themultilateral negotiations in order to avoid lack of representation, transparency andlegitimacy of the proposals and agreements to be reached in such forums;Taking into consideration the common understanding on key elements of theProtocol achieved by the countries of the region in the Access and Benefit SharingRegional Consultations for Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (PanamaCity, Panama; 15 th and 16 th January, 2010);Expressing gratitude to the United Nations Environment Programme and to theConvention on Biological Diversity for the support provided for the organization ofthe regional consultations on Access and Benefit Sharing for supporting theparticipation of the delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean countries;Taking note of the recent course of the international negotiations on this issue andin particular the outcome of the First Part of the Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing of the Convention onBiological Diversity (Cali, Colombia; 22 nd to 28 th March 2010);Considering that in the draft report of the First Part of the Ninth Meeting of the AdHoc Open- Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing it was agreed toresume the meeting between June and July 2010, in Montreal, Canada, in order tonegotiate the “Revised Draft Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity onthe Access to the Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing” (referto UNEP/CBD/WG-ABC/9/L-2);Confirming that the status quo of the negotiation for the adoption of the Protocoldemands more than ever the full involvement of the countries of the region toensure that the regional needs and interest be protected and respected in the