Advance ABS Implementation in Cambodia Project

National Consultant - Development of National ABS-oriented FPIC Guidelines

Consultingបានបង្ហោះ 4 mo ago

Location

Working from home / online

Job Type

CONTRACT

Experience

5+ Years

Experience level

កម្រិតមជ្ឈម

Work Mode

Remote

Languages

Khmer, English

អំពីតួនាទី និងភារកិច្ច

The Advancing Access and Benefit Sharing Implementation in Cambodia (A-ABS) Project and its interventions are purpose-built and closely focus on addressing legal, institutional, and stakeholder capacity gaps related to Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).
The key expected results include strengthened national ABS governance, Capacity development for stakeholders, Demonstration projects for ABS implementation, and knowledge management.
To strengthen national ABS governance, the project will develop and implement ABS legal and regulatory frameworks at national and sub-national levels, aligned with the Nagoya Protocol, including policy guidelines, permit systems, and compliance monitoring.
By doing these, the project expects a fully operational ABS framework at national and sub-national levels, ensuring compliance and improved resource management.
It is believed that the clear, streamlined, and tightly integrated legal and policy frameworks will enhance coordination among stakeholders and improve equitable access to and sharing of benefits derived from genetic resources.
The project will conduct targeted training programs to develop local capacity for government officials, the private sector actors, and indigenous people and local communities (IPLCs) on ABS negotiations, monitoring, and sustainable use of genetic resources.
The improved knowledge and skill set among stakeholders is expected to increase compliance and foster more equitable and sustainable ABS partnerships.

លក្ខខណ្ឌតម្រូវការងារ

Cambodia’s biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge (TK) are facing accelerating threats due to economic development, deforestation, habitat loss, overharvesting, and rapid land-use changes.
As the country transitions from a subsistence-based agrarian economy to a consumption-driven cash economy, competing demands for land from agriculture, urbanization, and infrastructure development have contributed to biodiversity loss.
Despite covering about 40% of its land area with protected areas, Cambodia’s biologically rich ecosystems continue to decline.
Over 324 native medicinal plant species are classified as threatened, posing risks to the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) who depend on them for traditional medicine, food, and cultural practices.
Modernization and unsustainable practices have led to the erosion of TK associated with these genetic resources.

ជំនាញចាំបាច់

Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)FPIC GuidelinesFinancial Guidelines on ABSBioprospecting GuidelinesRules and RegulationsABS Legal SpecialistClimate-resilient PracticesDocumenting Traditional Knowledge (TK)Documenting Indigenous Knowledge and Local Specific Practices (IKSP)Analysis of ABS-Related Laws and RegulationsLegal FrameworksPolicy GuidelinesPermit SystemsCompliance MonitoringResource ManagementCoordinationCapacity DevelopmentABS NegotiationsSustainable Use of Genetic ResourcesBiodiversity

អំពី Advance ABS Implementation in Cambodia Project

ទំព័រក្រុមហ៊ុន ចូលមើលគេហទំព័រ

The Advancing ABS Implementation in Cambodia Project is a 30 months project funded by the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) with the total GEF Trust Fund Grant of USD 1,182,877 which is implementing by the Ministry of Environment. The project will first establish a strong national and sub-national enabling Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework and system to protect Traditional Knowledge (TK) on genetic resources, while making it accessible to scientists and bioprospectors in accordance with robust agreements that protect the rights and interests of all concerned parties. The second will be a capacity building program to raise awareness and increase understanding about the status quo of existing mechanisms under customary rights law that can provide access to genetic resources, while also putting in place the necessary regimes and protocols for permitting for research and commercialization of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSPs) and TKs. The third will conduct outreach to raise awareness on ABS implementation and support the practical demonstration in two provinces (covering up to 10 species), on how ABS can be applied to the use of IKSPs and TKs in developing commercially viable products from genetic resources in sustainable and environmentally sound ways. This project will also establish collaboration with academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to incorporate ABS topics into outreach initiatives, as well as facilitate knowledge exchange and networking at the regional and global level.