International Consultant – ABS Legal Specialist

• To advance the ABS frame, efforts will focus on developing new or revising the existing legislation and promoting its elevation to an ABS sub-decree.
• To strengthen the national ABS Governance, the Consultant is expected to develop an ABS Frame Implementation Plan and Model Contracts, considering the following Theory of Change: Planned Intervention: Develop and implement ABS legal and regulatory frames at the national and sub-national level, aligned with the Nagoya Protocol, including policy guidelines, permit systems, and compliance monitoring.
• Expected Result: A fully operational ABS frame at national and sub-national levels, ensuring compliance and improved resource management.
• Change Pathway: The creation of clear, streamlined, and tightly integrated legal and policy frames will enhance coordination among stakeholders and improve equitable access to and sharing of benefits derived from genetic resources.
• Model Contracts: The contracts that align and integrate with the overall ABS regulatory and institutional frame and will be used as part of the demonstration projects.
• The consultant will undertake three levels of analysis and stocktaking in support of how to augment, streamline, and adapt the current ABS regime in alignment with the sub-decree: Studying international experience on ABS, including ABS frame and legislation analysis and research on evolving international practices to determine.

The consultant will undertake three levels of analysis and stocktaking in support of how to augment, streamline, and adapt the current ABS regime in alignment with the sub-decree: Studying international experience on ABS, including ABS frame and legislation analysis and research on evolving international practices to determine