also: エービーエス
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.
International rules on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing are being developed.
The concept of ABS is one of the key pillars of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
The Convention on Biological Diversity, under which the ABS framework was established.
The Nagoya Protocol, which provides a legal framework for implementing ABS.
Standard full form used in legal and policy contexts.
Common abbreviation in international documents; pronounced as the English letters.
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'.