also: エービーエス
noun
access to genetic resources and benefit sharing; Access and Benefit-Sharing; ABS
A concept from the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol, referring to the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources.
遺伝資源へのアクセスと利益配分に関する国際的なルールが整備されつつある。
International rules on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing are being developed.
ABSの考え方は、生物多様性条約の重要な柱の一つです。
The concept of ABS is one of the key pillars of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
A compound phrase combining 遺伝資源 (genetic resources), への (to), アクセス (access), と (and), and 利益配分 (benefit sharing). The abbreviation ABS comes from the English 'Access and Benefit-Sharing'.