A Workshop to Explore the Shifting Landscape of Research on Biological Diversity

从许多国家收集生物体和遗传样本是广泛的生物学研究的基础，包括生态学、系统学和进化。至关重要的是，科学家们要了解他们工作的国家对这类收集的要求。这次研讨会将汇集美国科学家，目的是了解《名古屋议定书》的研究意义，该议定书呼吁分享利用遗传资源的利益。该议定书旨在为遗传资源的提供者和使用者创造更大的法律确定性和透明度，为获取遗传资源建立更可预测的条件，并帮助确保遗传资源离开该国时的惠益分享。许多研究人员不了解议定书的详细要求以及与他们所获得的许可相关的下游期望。科学界通过这次讲习班获得的知识将确保在国际上进行的研究以法律上负责任的方式进行。在为期两天的研讨会中，来自不同专业生物学会的代表将了解《名古屋议定书》的要求，探讨其目前对研究的影响，并确定可能影响未来生物学研究的问题。政府机构代表、法律学者和对议定书影响有直接了解的研究人员将向生物学研究人员提供至关重要的信息。然后，专业协会的领导人将通过年度协会会议将这些信息传达给他们的成员。介绍不仅包括议定书的要求以及如何应对这些要求，还包括从事该领域研究人员的案例研究。最后，将邀请与会者帮助制定一系列针对特定受众（例如，负责研究的副校长、博物馆藏品经理和馆长、个别研究人员）和/或特定主题（例如，对生物学特定子领域的影响）的后续通信，以减少由于缺乏对利益分享的具体国家要求的了解而阻碍研究的可能性。

The collection of organisms and genetic samples from many countries is fundamental to a wide range of biological research, including ecology, systematics, and evolution. It is critical that scientists understand the requirements concerning such collections in the countries in which they work. This workshop will bring together U.S. scientists for the purpose of understanding the research implications of the Nagoya Protocol, which calls for sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources. The Protocol aims to create greater legal certainty and transparency for both providers and users of genetic resources by establishing more predictable conditions for access to genetic resources, and helping to ensure benefit sharing when genetic resources leave the country. Many researchers are unaware of the detailed requirements of the Protocol and the downstream expectations associated with the permits they have secured. The knowledge gained by the scientific community through this workshop will ensure that research conducted internationally is done in a legally responsible manner. During this two-day workshop, representatives from diverse professional biological societies will learn about the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol, explore its current effects on research, and identify issues that may affect biological research in the future. Government agency representatives, legal scholars, and researchers with direct knowledge about Protocol implications will present information critical to the biological researchers. The professional society leaders will then convey this information to their members through annual society meetings. Presentations will include not only the requirements of the Protocol and how to respond to them, but also case studies from researchers engaged in the field. Finally, participants will be invited to help develop a series of follow-on communications targeted for particular audiences (e.g., vice presidents for research, museum collections managers and curators, individual researchers) and/or particular topics (e.g., implications for specific subfields of biology), reducing the possibility that research will be hindered by lack of knowledge about country-specific requirements for benefit sharing.