economic benefit they could offer communities. However, there is a need to ensure that exploitation and use of genetic resources is safe, equitable and sustainable. Goal: Implementation of Regulations on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Responsibility Funds $/year other resources Timeline Objective 1: Ongoing activities of NEMA Focal Point Focal Point maintaining compliance to - Access Uganda National to Genetic Resources and Benefit Council for Science Programme Sharing and Technology Assistant Activities: Competent Investment in infrastructure (2 Authority. NEMA 250,000 2015-2016 years) 250,000 2015-2016 Capacity Building (2 years) GEF Operational costs & NARO 500,000 2015-2020 Coordination mechanism Objective 2: Feasibility studies and NEMA Focal Point establishment of baselines Uganda National International Activities Council for Science and national 2015-2020 Develop baseline for genetic and Technology Technical resources and current benefit (UNCST) Competent experts sharing arrangements (5 years) Authority. NEMA 500,000 Feasibility analyses for NARO Analysts for investment possibilities as well as pharmaceutical, 2016-2017 sustainable increase in Universities 250,000 ingredients & productivity of ecosystems (2 GEF other uses Sub-total 1,750,000 6.6 Action Plan for information sharing mechanisms CHM – The clearing mechanism is an information sharing mechanism for biodiversity conservation stakeholders in the country, among themselves, with the CBD secretariat and other parties to the convention. The funds required will go towards establishing a database and supporting data collection, and analyses and reports, as well maintaining working time. Crucially, this activity will allow for efforts to include as many stakeholders as possible. Goal: Implementation of Biodiversity information sharing mechanisms - CHM Responsibility Funds $/year Other resources Timeline Objectives: Support operations of NEMA/MWE Focal point in the Clearing House Mechanism UNCST, UWA, NFA, NEMA Activities: WMD, NARO, Complement information Botany Department 1,000,000 An information at Makerere management management systems of University, Zoology system assistant UWA, NFA, WMD, NARO, Department Botany Department at Makerere (Makerere Office space University, Zoology Department University), Institute 2015-2020 (Makerere University), Institute of Environment and of Environment and Natural Natural Resources Cooperation (Makerere from Resources (Makerere University) University) and information and Nature Uganda among Nature Uganda systems officers others. (5 years) among others of key Maintaining online network (5 institutions years) 250,000 2015-2020 Synthesis and maintaining information exchange platform
economic benefit they could offer communities. However, there is a need to ensure that exploitation and use of genetic resources is safe, equitable and sustainable. Goal: Implementation of Regulations on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Responsibility Funds $/year other resources Timeline Objective 1: Ongoing activities of maintaining compliance to - Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing Activities: Investment in infrastructure (2 years) Capacity Building (2 years) Operational costs & Coordination mechanism NEMA Focal Point Uganda National Council for Science and Technology Competent Authority. NEMA GEF NARO 250,000 250,000 500,000 Focal Point Programme Assistant 2015-2016 2015-2016 2015-2020 Objective 2: Feasibility studies and establishment of baselines Activities Develop baseline for genetic resources and current benefit sharing arrangements (5 years) Feasibility analyses for investment possibilities as well as sustainable increase in productivity of ecosystems (2 NEMA Focal Point Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) Competent Authority. NEMA NARO Universities GEF 500,000 250,000 International and national Technical experts Analysts for pharmaceutical, ingredients & other uses 2015-2020 2016-2017 Sub-total 1,750,000 6.6 Action Plan for information sharing mechanisms – CHM The clearing mechanism is an information sharing mechanism for biodiversity conservation stakeholders in the country, among themselves, with the CBD secretariat and other parties to the convention. The funds required will go towards establishing a database and supporting data collection, and analyses and reports, as well maintaining working time. Crucially, this activity will allow for efforts to include as many stakeholders as possible. Goal: Implementation of Biodiversity information sharing mechanisms - CHM Responsibility Funds $/year Other resources Timeline Objectives: Support operations of the Clearing House Mechanism Activities: Complement information management systems of UWA, NFA, WMD, NARO, Botany Department at Makerere University, Zoology Department (Makerere University), Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Makerere University) and Nature Uganda among others. (5 years) Maintaining online network (5 years) Synthesis and maintaining information exchange platform NEMA/MWE UNCST, UWA, NFA, WMD, NARO, Botany Department at Makerere University, Zoology Department (Makerere University), Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Makerere University) and Nature Uganda among others 1,000,000 250,000 Focal point in NEMA An information management system assistant Office space Cooperation from information systems officers of key institutions 2015-2020 2015-2020
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