COM 4.4

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Competence Level

Category name:

Local communities and cultures

Category code:

COM

Category function:

Establishing systems of protected area governance and management that address the needs and rights of local communities.

Competence level:

LEVEL 4

Code:

Scope of work:

Direction and management of large organisations.

Typical function:

EXECUTIVE

Knowledge statement:

Coordinate initiatives to support the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources (access and benefit sharing).

Knowledge criterion:

Provisions of the Nagoya Protocol. International best practice and case studies regarding access and benefit sharing. National policy and legislation regarding access and benefit sharing.

Performance criterion:

Coordinating assessments of the current situation concerning access and benefit sharing. Establishing national legislation regulations and processes for access and benefit sharing. Supporting protected area managers in the local application of access and benefit sharing mechanisms. Organising relevant training and awareness programmes for protected area decision makers and staff.