This free webinar, part of the Sustainable Microbiology Policy Spotlight journal webinar series, explores the Nagoya Protocol and other international legal frameworks governing microbial resources. Chaired by the journal’s Policy Editor, Prof. David Oliver, the webinar will feature an overview of three Policy-focused publications, as well as insights, discussion and advice for ensuring compliance.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to our expert speakers during the live event. You can also submit questions in advance by emailing them to: [email protected].
Key highlights:
- A summary of international legal frameworks that govern microbial resources
- A focus on the Nagoya Protocol and how to navigate its complexities
- Misconceptions and challenges when complying with the Nagoya Protocol
- Global digital sequence information (DSI) exchange, multilateral mechanisms and challenges arising for microbiome studies
- Recent updates and future perspectives
The webinar is open to all participants free of charge. By signing up for this webinar we will add your contact details to our policy contact list and publishing newsletter, ensuring you stay up to date with the latest relevant news from AMI. If you would like to opt out of this please let us know on registration.
The webinar will also be recorded and available retrospectively.
We recommend reading these featured papers ahead of the webinar:
Davide Faggionato, Melania Muñoz-García, Tanja Kostic, Mariana L Ferrari, Pascale Vonaesch, Mathilde Poyet, Perrine Portier, Matthew J Ryan, Djamila Djeddour, Cornelia Stumptner, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Aurora Zuzuarregui, Mathieu Groussin, Michael Schloter, Robert D Finn, Aylin S Haas, Ian Probert, Gerard Verkley, Jörg Overmann, Amber H Scholz, Policy Briefing: from access to use—untangling the international legal frameworks that govern microbial resources, Sustainable Microbiology, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2026, qvag005, https://doi.org/10.1093/sumbio/qvag005
Davide Faggionato, Melania Muñoz-García, Tanja Kostic, Mariana L Ferrari, Pascale Vonaesch, Mathilde Poyet, Perrine Portier, Matthew J Ryan, Djamila Djeddour, Cornelia Stumptner, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Aurora Zuzuarregui, Mathieu Groussin, Michael Schloter, Robert D Finn, Aylin S Haas, Ian Probert, Gerard Verkley, Jörg Overmann, Amber H Scholz, Policy in Practice: How to do the Nagoya Protocol: common misconceptions, challenges and best practices for access and benefit-sharing compliance, Sustainable Microbiology, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2026, qvag007, https://doi.org/10.1093/sumbio/qvag007
Pierre-Mathieu Pélissier, Indré Karciauskaité, Tanja Kostic, Emmanuelle Maguin, Angela Sessitsch, Kosuke Shiraishi, The digital bioeconomy: microbiomes as a stress test for global digital sequence information governance, Sustainable Microbiology, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2026, qvag026, https://doi.org/10.1093/sumbio/qvag026
