CABI Latin America, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
CABI UK, Egham, Surrey, UK.
Neotrop Entomol. 2023 Apr;52(2):333-344. doi: 10.1007/s13744-022-01017-x. Epub 2023 Feb 2.
The Nagoya Protocol is a legal framework focused on the Access and Benefit Sharing of genetic resources, including Biological Control Agents. In order to comply with the Nagoya Protocol, countries in Latin America are establishing legal frameworks for access to genetic resources. Scientists face the challenges of the bureaucratic and administrative burden to obtain the access permits to study the biodiversity present in Latin American countries, which include the evaluation of biological control agents that can be used in sustainable production programs. In order to avoid the demotivation of scientists and students to work on biological control by blocking the opportunities to get new bioproducts, it is important to increase the communication between the regulatory authorities and the scientific community, to ensure the establishment of an effective structure and mechanisms to facilitate the process and reduce the time needed to obtain the access permits. On the other hand, the establishment of regional platforms for the exchange of information and harmonization of procedures can contribute to reinforce the collaboration among Latin American countries and facilitate regional studies and biocontrol activities. In this article, the legal framework in place in different countries in Latin America will be discussed and some possible solutions and ways forward to the major challenges observed will be presented.
《名古屋议定书》是一个专注于遗传资源获取和惠益分享的法律框架，包括生物防治剂。为了遵守《名古屋议定书》，拉丁美洲国家正在建立获取遗传资源的法律框架。科学家们面临着获得获取许可的官僚和行政负担的挑战，以便研究拉丁美洲国家存在的生物多样性，其中包括评估可用于可持续生产计划的生物防治剂。为了避免通过阻止获得新产品的机会来使从事生物防治的科学家和学生失去积极性，增加监管机构和科学界之间的沟通是很重要的，以确保建立一个有效的结构和机制，来促进这一过程并减少获得获取许可所需的时间。另一方面，建立信息交流和程序协调的区域平台可以有助于加强拉丁美洲国家之间的合作，并促进区域研究和生物防治活动。本文将讨论拉丁美洲不同国家的现有法律框架，并提出一些可能的解决方案和前进方向，以应对观察到的主要挑战。
