YerevanJust 2 companies have paid the Cali Fund, reportedly $6,000.
Companies using genetic data are invited, not required, to give 1% of profits or 0.1% of revenue.
Old benefit-sharing rules cover physical samples, but sequenced DNA sits in public databases, where anyone can use it without handling a specimen.
London School of Economics analysis puts the fund’s potential at $929 million to $3.6 billion a year.
Governments debate contribution terms and governance at the UN biodiversity summit in Armenia, 19-30 October.
How each outlet framed it
- Dialogue Earth
- explains how digital DNA sequencing bypasses traditional benefit-sharing built on physical materials
Sources: Dialogue Earth