Adopt measures, legal, policy, administrative capacity-building and effective at all levels, as appropriate, to ensure the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and digital information on sequences of genetic resources, as well as the traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources, and to facilitate appropriate access to genetic resources, and, by 2030, to facilitate a significant increase of the co-benefits in accordance with the applicable international instruments of access and distribution of benefits.

Note by the Secretariat:  This guidance material provides an overview of the target by a brief introduction of key terms, highlighting some of the implications for the establishment of national targets and providing key points and questions guidance for their consideration as part of the exercises of establishment of national targets. It also identifies the indicators to monitor the progress and the resources that could help with the establishment and implementation of national goals. This material should be considered a work in progress and will be updated regularly with the contributions of the Parties and organizations associated with the light of the experiences with its use. This information is intended to serve as a resource to the Parties and others might wish to consider as they implement the Global Framework for Biodiversity. It does not replace or qualify  the decisions 15/4  or  15/5 .