{"id":7630,"date":"2018-11-30T20:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T01:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/?p=7630"},"modified":"2019-05-30T09:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T13:51:11","slug":"cop14-discuss-dna-barcoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/cop14-discuss-dna-barcoding\/","title":{"rendered":"Participants at UN Biodiversity Conference discuss DNA Barcoding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”|50px||50px” _builder_version=”3.18.9″ background_color=”#141418″][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.18.9″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”17px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size_phone=”20px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_line_height=”1.1em”]

DNA BARCODING TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSED AS AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AT COP14<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conference-Banner.jpg” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.19.3″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”50.5156px|0px|19px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.18.9″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”17px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_font_size_phone=”18px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_3_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”|20px||20px”]

The 196 governments who are parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) met for their 14th<\/sup> conference (COP14<\/a>) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, between the 17 and 29th<\/sup> of November 2018 under the slogan:<\/p>\n

‘investing in biodiversity for people and planet’.<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”50.5156px|0px|0|0px|false|false” make_equal=”on” custom_css_main_2=”margin:auto;” _builder_version=”3.18.9″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sharm.jpg” _builder_version=”3.18.9″ max_width=”80%” max_width_tablet=”40%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.18.9″ text_font=”Abel|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center”]

COP14 signs along the roads in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” custom_css_main=”margin:auto;”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_font=”||||||||”]

The Convention’s\u00a0objectives<\/a><\/span>\u00a0include developing national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, as well as the fair and equitable sharing of genetic resources. DNA barcoding was officially introduced<\/a><\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a011th<\/sup> meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11)\u00a0held in Hyderabad, India, i<\/span>n 2012. It was further reinforced in decisions at COP 13 (Mexico, 2016) and COP14 (Egypt, 2018).<\/p>\n

DNA barcoding was first proposed in 2003 as a tool for specimen identification and species discovery. Today, it is being used for various regulatory purposes including product testing for consumer protection, rapid identification of invasive alien species and endangered species being trafficked illegally. At COP14, Parties were encouraged not only to foster the use of DNA barcoding technology for rapid identification of priority taxa but also to support related capacity-building activities in line with the strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”50.5156px|0px|0|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.18.9″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” link_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”||||||||”]

Making biodiversity identification accessible: the GTI Forum<\/h4>\n

GTI Forum live stream>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/i>https:\/\/www.cbd.int\/webcast\/gti-live<\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum (GTIF), titled \u2018Removing the taxonomic impediment for all citizens<\/strong>\u2019, was held on the margins of COP14 on November 16, 2018, and was organized with the financial support of the Japan Biodiversity Fund. To\u00a0aid in implementing the CBD, scientists and government representatives discussed ways of overcoming the taxonomic impediment, our inability to efficiently identify species.<\/p>\n

The GTIF symposium opened with a keynote speech from Carlos Manuel Rodriguez<\/strong>, Minister of the Environment and Energy of Costa Rica. When asked what we can do to overcome the taxonomic impediment, Rodriguez said that the two most important tools changing the rules of the game\u00a0are the internet and DNA barcoding.<\/p>\n

Dan Janzen<\/strong>, DiMaura Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Co-coordinator of BioAlfa gave a virtual presentation via Skype on BioAlfa<\/a><\/span>, an ambitious project to \u2018biodevelop Costa Rica for itself and for the world\u2019. BioAlfa aims to make Costa Rica \u2018a model bioliterate<\/g> country for non-damaging use of its wild biodiversity\u2019 by barcoding all species in the country. In doing so, Janzen says, Costa Rica will be the first tropical country to truly know its biodiversity.<\/p>\n

From barcoding a whole country to discussing<\/g> the importance of collective enterprise, Tim Hirsch<\/strong>, the Deputy Director of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility<\/a><\/span> (GBIF), presented on \u2018informatics in support of the post-2020 framework for biodiversity\u2019. Hirsch commented that the one billion species occurrence records currently in GBIF represent \u201ca collective willingness and effort to realize that data shared is adding value to data.<\/em>\u201d He says that this value will only continue to grow as GBIF continues to collaborate, bringing in data from other sources such as DNA barcoding initiatives.<\/p>\n

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Interview with Carlos Manuel Rodriguez<\/strong>, Minister of the Environment and Energy of Costa Rica at the GTI<\/g> Forum.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tim_Hirsh_interview.mp4″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.18.9″ text_font=”Abel|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center”]

Interview with Tim Hirsch<\/strong>, the Deputy Director of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility<\/span> (GBIF) at the GTI<\/g> Forum.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”67px|0px|9px|0px|false|false” make_equal=”on” padding_2_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_css_main_1=”margin:auto;” _builder_version=”3.18.9″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” custom_css_main=”margin:auto;”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

Collaboration<\/g> was also at the heart of Jemilat Ibrahim<\/strong>\u2019s presentation on GTI-DNA-tech<\/a><\/span>, a capacity-building project for the implementation of DNA barcoding in developing countries. The project is a partnership between the Secretariat of the CBD and the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics<\/a><\/span> (CBG) funded by the\u00a0Japan<\/g> Biodiversity Fund. It\u00a0trains people to become trainers in their own countries and regions increasing expertise in DNA barcoding in developing countries;\u00a0ten workshops have been completed by the GTI trained-trainers between 2015 – 2018.<\/p>\n

On behalf of all these workshops, Ibrahim (Department of Medicinal Plant Research and Traditional Medicine at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) in Abuja, Nigeria) discussed the outcomes and sustainable plans developed by the trainers. In addition, ten posters on each national course were displayed for the duration of COP14 at the Expert Kiosk on \u2018Taxonomy and Invasive Alien Species<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

Including Ibrahim, two trainers (Mouna Rifi<\/strong>, National Institute of Agronomic Research of\u00a0Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia;\u00a0Tatsiana Lipinskaya<\/strong>, National Academy of Sciences of\u00a0Belarus, Minsk, Belarus) and one member of the project coordination team (Adriana Radulovici<\/strong>, CBG, Canada) joined GTIF<\/g> representing the GTI-DNA-tech. During the discussion panel, Radulovici said that taxonomists can no longer work in isolation, but rather that they should take the opportunity to work on biodiversity with communities and governments.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_slider _builder_version=”3.19.3″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#003254″ body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#646564″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ background_size=”contain” custom_margin=”-20px||” custom_margin_tablet=”30px|||” custom_margin_phone=”40px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”10px||50px|” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” mix_blend_mode=”multiply”][et_pb_slide heading=”Belarus” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Belarus.jpg” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” child_mix_blend_mode=”multiply” link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Belarus.jpg”]

Tatsiana Lipinskaya, Elena Makeyeva, Anna Moldovan<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Bhutan” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bhutan.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bhutan.jpg”]

Kencho Dorji<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Colombia” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Colombia.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Colombia.jpg”]

Mailyn<\/g> Gonzalez<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Nigeria” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Nigeria.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Nigeria.jpg”]

Jemilat Aliyu Ibrahim<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Philippines” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Philippines.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Philippines.jpg”]

Adrian U. Luczon<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Sri Lanka” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SriLanka.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SriLanka.jpg”]

W.J. Nimanthika, D.M.J.B. Senanayake<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Suriname” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Suriname.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Suriname.jpg”]

Vanessa Kadosoe<\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Tunisia” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tunisia.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tunisia.jpg”]

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Ayse Yildiz <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Uruguay” image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Uruguay.jpg” arrows_custom_color=”#ff9200″ dot_nav_custom_color=”#ff9200″ _builder_version=”3.18.9″ link_option_url=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Uruguay.jpg”]

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The forum included other talks related to biological collections, databases, DNA barcoding, and classical taxonomy from representatives of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities<\/a><\/span>, ASEAN Center for Biodiversity<\/a><\/span>, and Nature & Science Foundation, an Egyptian NGO.<\/p>\n

The GTIF symposium concluded with a presentation<\/a> from Mehrdad Hajibabaei<\/strong>, Faculty Advisor for the Genomics Unit of CBG at the University of Guelph, Canada. Hajibabaei discussed BIOSCAN<\/a><\/span>, the second project of the International Barcode of Life Consortium and its role in providing a baseline for biodiversity monitoring.<\/p>\n

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Mehrdad Hajibabaei,<\/strong> Faculty Advisor for the Genomics Unit of CBG at the University of Guelph, Canada discussing BIOSCAN.\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”21px|0px|67px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.19.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.19.3″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]

The GTIF forum concluded with a round-table discussion on the importance of taxonomy for CBD implementation included suggestions for reducing the taxonomic impediment for all citizens, and increasing opportunities for capacity-building in new technologies related to taxonomy, such as DNA barcoding. The outcome of the discussion was incorporated into a report<\/a><\/span> submitted for consideration during the COP14 negotiations.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”934px” custom_padding=”13px|0px|20px|0px|false|false” make_equal=”on” custom_css_main_1=”margin:auto;” _builder_version=”3.19.3″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.19.3″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” custom_css_main=”margin:auto;”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″]

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COP14 Negotiations & Outcomes<\/h4>\nThe COP14 negotiations resulted in several outcomes related to DNA barcoding technologies:\n\nCapacity-building and Technical and Scientific Cooperation<\/u>\nCBD\/COP\/14\/24<\/a><\/span>\nCOP invites Parties to:\n

\u201cpromote open access to biodiversity-related data that facilitates capacity-building as well as technical and scientific cooperation\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nCOP requests the Executive Secretary to:\n

\u201cpromote and facilitate training in DNA technologies, such as DNA barcoding for rapid species identification”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\nDigital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources <\/u>\nCBD\/COP\/DEC\/14\/20<\/a><\/span>\nCOP recognizes:\n

\u201cthe importance of digital sequence information on genetic resources\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cthat access to and use of digital sequence information on genetic resources contributes to scientific research\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cthat further capacity to access, use, generate and analyse<\/g> digital sequence information on genetic resources is needed in many countries and encourages Parties, other Governments and relevant organization to support capacity-building and technology transfer\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\nAn Ad Hoc<\/em> Technical Expert Group will be established (2019-2020) and tasked to:\n