Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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information-exchange platform
knowledge-sharing mechanism
mechanism under an international environmental agreement
The Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity is an information-exchange platform designed to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among parties to support the implementation of the Convention’s objectives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CBD Clearing-House Mechanism | 1 |
| Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3665263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity Context triple: [Convention on Biological Diversity bodies, includes, Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity]
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Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity that sets out rules to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources, thereby supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
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B.
Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing is an international framework under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture that facilitates access to plant genetic resources and ensures the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use.
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Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is a global body that synthesizes scientific knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform and guide international policy decisions.
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D.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
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E.
Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation
The "Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation" is a foundational United Nations decision that established key structures and funding mechanisms—most notably paving the way for the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—to coordinate global efforts to address environmental issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity Target entity description: The Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity is an information-exchange platform designed to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among parties to support the implementation of the Convention’s objectives.
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A.
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
The Nagoya Protocol is an international agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity that sets out rules to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources, thereby supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
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B.
Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing
The Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing is an international framework under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture that facilitates access to plant genetic resources and ensures the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use.
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C.
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is a global body that synthesizes scientific knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform and guide international policy decisions.
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D.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
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E.
Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation
The "Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation" is a foundational United Nations decision that established key structures and funding mechanisms—most notably paving the way for the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—to coordinate global efforts to address environmental issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
information-exchange platform
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knowledge-sharing mechanism ⓘ mechanism under an international environmental agreement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance transparency of information related to biodiversity policy and implementation
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improve access to biodiversity information for decision-making ⓘ reduce duplication of efforts in biodiversity-related information management ⓘ |
| basedOnTreaty | Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central web portal
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national clearing-house mechanisms ⓘ thematic clearing-house mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to disseminate information on tools and guidelines for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use
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to facilitate partnerships and cooperation among Parties and stakeholders ⓘ to provide access to information on biodiversity-related projects and initiatives ⓘ to provide access to information on national biodiversity strategies and action plans ⓘ to provide access to scientific and technical information relevant to biodiversity ⓘ to support capacity-building for implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ to support monitoring and reporting on implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis |
Article 18 of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to facilitate access to and exchange of information related to biological diversity
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to promote technical and scientific cooperation among Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ to support implementation of the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| operatesAtLevel |
global
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national ⓘ |
| partOf | Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| promotes |
exchange of best practices on access and benefit-sharing
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exchange of best practices on biodiversity conservation ⓘ exchange of best practices on sustainable use of biodiversity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization ⓘ |
| shortName |
CBD CHM
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Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
CBD Clearing-House Mechanism
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| supportsObjective |
conservation of biological diversity
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fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources ⓘ sustainable use of the components of biological diversity ⓘ |
| supportsProcess |
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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national reporting under the Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ |
| targetUser |
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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biodiversity policymakers ⓘ civil society organizations working on biodiversity ⓘ international organizations involved in biodiversity-related work ⓘ scientific and technical experts on biodiversity ⓘ |
| usesMedium | web-based information systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity Description of subject: The Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity is an information-exchange platform designed to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation among parties to support the implementation of the Convention’s objectives.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Convention on Biological Diversity bodies
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includes
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Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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shortName
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Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
CBD Clearing-House Mechanism