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Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity

The Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity functions as an independent, interdisciplinary expert forum, continually evaluating and presenting new scientific findings in terms of their societal and political significance. The Commission also advises DFG bodies, government and society on heavily debated topics relating to biodiversity and prepares position papers on behalf of the DFG. 

The Senate of the DFG established the Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity on 1 January 2018. The Senate Commission has a working group on Access and Benefit Sharing.

News

Recommendations for the deposit of biological evidence in scientific collections - a joint publication of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity (SKBV) and the Senate Commission on Earth System Research (SKE) 

Statement on the Annex to Decision CBD/COP/DEC/15/9 pursuant to Notification 2023-003 of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Updated statement issued by the DFG Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity (SKBV) on the draft text of the Agreement (based on the further revised draft dated 26 August, 2022)

Position paper on the document CBD/WG2020/3/L.2 - Preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Explanations and Model Clauses as support for Nagoya Protocol relevant research projects

Members of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity

Members of the Permanent Senate Commission on Fundamental Issues of Biological Diversity

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Commission Secretariat

Secretariat of the working group on Access and Benefit-Sharing

  • Lucas Hennicke
  • Frederick Qasem
    Institut für Energie-, Umwelt- und Seerecht
    Universität Greifswald
    Domstraße 20a
    17489 Greifswald
    E-Mail: Link auf E-Mailskbv@ips.unibe.ch

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