{"id":52393,"date":"2024-11-04T09:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=52393"},"modified":"2024-11-04T09:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:46:18","slug":"new-deal-on-digital-sequence-information-brings-huge-biodiversity-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-deal-on-digital-sequence-information-brings-huge-biodiversity-benefits\/52393\/","title":{"rendered":"New deal on Digital Sequence Information brings huge biodiversity benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"
Digital Sequence Information is genetic information that has been sequenced from the natural world. The DNA code is\u00a0then made available online for use in research.<\/p>\n
Companies worldwide use this type of data to create new medicines, vaccines, and other products.<\/p>\n
By continuing to ensure it is freely available digitally, scientists will be able to share information, develop products we rely on, and support the conservation of nature.<\/p>\n
Digital Sequence Information can be applied to medicine, agriculture, conservation and public health, with benefits such as developing vaccines or adapting plants to be more resilient to climate change.<\/p>\n
The deal reached means businesses have the option of voluntarily contributing to a new fund \u2013 known as the Cali Fund<\/a> \u2013 if they use this genetic information from nature.<\/p>\n This Fund will then support further use of DSI and the conservation and sustainable use of nature, with a significant proportion flowing to Indigenous people and local communities.<\/p>\n Nature Minister Mary Creagh explained: \u201cWe have seen the many benefits of DSI, including identifying infectious diseases, predicting which plants will survive in a warming climate, or helping protect threatened species.<\/p>\n \u201cMore than half of the global economy is estimated to be dependent in some way on the ecosystem services that nature provides, so this latest deal is critical in supporting future growth and development.\u201d<\/p>\n Over 196 governments \u2013 plus businesses, researchers, Indigenous peoples and local communities \u2013 have been involved in reaching this deal.<\/p>\nProtecting the benefits of natural resources<\/h3>\n