Legislation Tracker

Which countries are taking measures that encourage companies to contribute to the Cali Fund?

The international agreement establishing the Cali Fund invites countries to "take administrative, policy or legislative measures" that incentivise contributions to the Cali Fund.

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countries with legislation encouraging Cali Fund contributions

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countries where such legislation is under discussion

Chile

  • Friends of the Cali Fund Member: yes
  • CBD Party
  • Not a Nagoya Signatory
  • BBNJ Agreement Party
  1. No Legislation or administrative measure proposed yet (reached)
  2. Legislation or administrative measure proposed
  3. Legislation introduced
  4. Legislation passed into law
  5. Legislation or administrative measure in effect

Overview

No Cali Fund-specific legislation or administrative measure adopted or proposed.

Proposed legislation / administrative measure

Chile has not proposed legislation or administrative measures to incentivise contributions to the Cali Fund, and has not filed a submission on actions to give effect to Decision 16/2 under notification 2026-006. Its engagement has been diplomatic: it co-launched the Friends of the Cali Fund with the United Kingdom to promote government-business engagement and private-sector contributions.

Key developments

30 June 2026 - The Friends of the Cali Fund, which Chile co-founded, issued a government joint statement committing members to promote private-sector contributions and to avoid duplicate or stacked benefit-sharing obligations.

June 2025 - Chile and the United Kingdom launched the Friends of the Cali Fund.

November 2024 - COP16 (Cali): Chile supported adoption of Decision 16/2, saying the mechanism can be improved over time.

20 February 2024 - Chile ratified the BBNJ Agreement.

ABS legislation

Chile has no specific legislation governing access and benefit-sharing (ABS).

Chile has no ABS permit system: access to genetic resources is not regulated by the Environmental Framework Law, and the Ministry of the Environment holds only a general mandate on genetic resources policy. The Industrial Property Law contains origin-disclosure provisions. Because Chile is not a Party to the Nagoya Protocol and has no national benefit-sharing regime, the Cali Fund is effectively the only channel for benefit-sharing from DSI linked to Chilean biodiversity.