ABS & Biocultural Rights Governance

Multi-donor implementation initiative (managed by GIZ) supporting national ABS frameworks, equitable value chains, and ABS-compliant partnerships.

Global information platform established under the Nagoya Protocol for ABS legislation, national focal point and competent authority listings, and implementation records.

Gabon/UK social organization focused on iboga conservation, anti-biopiracy, and implementation of Nagoya-aligned legal export and benefit-sharing models connected to Bwiti traditional knowledge holders.

UN Convention on Biological Diversity secretariat supporting implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and coordinating ABS policy, compliance processes, and party information exchange.

Community forest management association in Gabon presented as a pilot iboga plantation and Nagoya Protocol implementation project, including benefit-sharing and local income-generation initiatives.

Non-profit standard-setting and assurance organization for sustainable and fair wild-harvest value chains, with explicit documentation of ABS intersections.

German federal authority serving as a competent national authority contact for Nagoya Protocol implementation functions and ABS coordination in Germany.

Clinical-stage natural psychedelic drug development company with publicly announced Nagoya Protocol-compliant iboga import activity from Gabon for R&D and potential therapeutic development.

Conservation and reciprocity fund supporting Indigenous and local communities in medicine-plant stewardship, including iboga and peyote-related biocultural initiatives.

Indigenous-led conservation initiative focused on peyote habitat protection, Native church support, and long-term stewardship of culturally significant medicine plants.

African legal and rights organization supporting communities on ABS implementation, biocultural community protocols, and Indigenous/traditional knowledge stewardship.

UK enforcement body appointed by Defra to enforce Nagoya Protocol ABS compliance regulations for users of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.

Reconnect Foundation is a Swiss non-profit supporting consciousness research, mental health care accessibility, and Indigenous stewardship of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Canadian drug development company active in iboga/ibogaine sourcing and extraction, with public claims of Nagoya-compliant supply and reciprocal benefit-sharing structures in Gabon.

Non-profit standards and assurance organization supporting ethical sourcing, due diligence, and benefit-sharing approaches for biodiversity-based ingredient value chains.