| ABS | access to genetic resources and benefit sharing |
| TRIPS | WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| COP | Conference of the Parties to the CBD |
| IPR | intellectual property rights |
| ITPGRFA | International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture |
| MAT | mutually agreed terms |
| PIC | prior informed consent |
| TK | traditional knowledge |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |