Template Language for DSI Databases
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Abstract
To support the requirements for databases that provide access to Digital Sequence Information (DSI), agreed to by consensus of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)[1] listed in decision 16/2, an international scientific working group developed the following “template language”. The full paper (listed above) and this document are intended to provide practical guidance for database managers that wish to support implementation of CBD Decision 16/2. Database operators are encouraged to adapt the proposed language to align with their internal policies and applicable legal frameworks. The template language does not create, modify, or replace any legal obligations that may arise from implementation at the national level. As the CBD’s DSI multilateral mechanism and other international benefit-sharing instruments, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Plant Treaty (ITPGRFA), the World Health Organization’s Pathogen ABS System (WHO PABS), and the new High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement), evolve, this language may need to be revisited and updated to maintain coherence across different policy frameworks. [1] Convention on Biological Diversity. Decision 16/2 (CBD/COP/DEC/16/2). Digital sequence information on genetic resources. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UNEP. https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-16/cop-16-dec-02-en.pdf (2024).
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Gesellschaft für Biologische Daten e.V.
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German Federation for Biological Data (GFBio e.V.)
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Gesellschaft für Biologische Daten e.V.
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Gesellschaft fuer Biologische Daten e.V. GFBio
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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National Genomics Data Center
Beijing Institute of Genomics
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National Institute of Genetics
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National Institute of Genetics
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Tim Hirsch Consulting
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Leiden University · Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Universiteit Leiden Instituut Biologie Leiden
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT · International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
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CGIAR
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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)
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Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Forschungszentrum Jülich
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European Bioinformatics Institute · European Molecular Biology Laboratory · European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
European Bioinformatics Institute
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Office of the Chief Science Advisor Canada
University of Victoria
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European Bioinformatics Institute
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European Bioinformatics Institute
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
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