The F1Secretary of State shall, as appropriate:

1. (a)

   promote and encourage information, awareness-raising and training activities to help stakeholders and interested parties to understand their obligations arising from the implementation of this Regulation, and of the relevant provisions of the Convention and the Nagoya Protocol in the F2United Kingdom;

2. (b)

   encourage the development of sectoral codes of conduct, model contractual clauses, guidelines and best practices, particularly where they would benefit academic, university and non-commercial researchers and small and medium-sized enterprises;

3. (c)

   promote the development and use of cost-effective communication tools and systems in support of monitoring and tracking the utilisation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources by collections and users;

4. (d)

   provide technical and other guidance to users, taking into account the situation of academic, university and non-commercial researchers and of small and medium-sized enterprises, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation;

5. (e)

   encourage users and providers to direct benefits from the utilisation of genetic resources towards the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components in accordance with the provisions of the Convention;

6. (f)

   promote measures in support of collections that contribute to the conservation of biological diversity and cultural diversity.