On the 23rd and 24th of February, Kabir Bavikatte and Gino Cocchiaroare in Windhoek, Namibia to attend the Awareness Raising Workshop onAccess and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for Sustainable Utilization ofCultural and Natural Assets in Namibia. 

Namibia currently does not have ABS legislation and the workshop,attended by the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Namibian Membersof Parliament, Traditional Authority representatives and otherrepresentatives of Indigenous peoples and local communities, aims toinform key decision makers in Namibia about the importance ofsustainable utilization of genetic resources thereby preserving Namibia’s biodiversity and contributing topoverty reduction and the enhancement of the livelihoods of the people ofNamibia.

The draft legislation on ABS for Sustainable Utilization of Culturaland Natural Assets, on which Natural Justice has been advising theMinistry of Environment and Tourism, will be presented to theparticipants of the workshop by Natural Justice and Namibian law firm Nakamhela Attorneys.