Statement of Principles on Digital Sequence Information

Digital Sequence Information (DSI) of the Earth’s biological diversity is fundamental to advances in science, society, and the well-being of humankind. The open access and sharing of species genomic data, which is at the core of the EBP, is essential to enable all nations and peoples to progress and share the benefits of our global biodiversity. The EBP, therefore, advocates and promotes the following essential principles to assist in formulating a fair, universal, and practical protocol for the access and benefit sharing of DSI. The EBP has framed these principles to advance its scientific goals, to improve the ethical treatment of DSI for local people, nations, and the international community, and to focus the global discussion of DSI with respect to the CBD in a fashion that benefits all humanity.