This book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative anaylsis of national access and benefit sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative anaylsis of existing laws and policies. It ends by discussing options for an international regime on ABS and a summary analysis of the main lessons and recommendations from the study.