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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… for Food and Agriculture held by the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and other International Institutions … changing agricul- tural practices and loss of agricultural land. The use of genetically modified organisms in cen- tres …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… and future challenges related to the manage- ment of agricultural biodiversity. It is a major contribution for the … Treaty highlights the essential role of the custodians of agricultural biodiver- sity, in both selection and … Poland, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Switzer- land, Tanzania (United Republic of), the United Kingdom, the …
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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… ................................. 11 2.1.2 The issue of agricultural biodiversity within the context of the CBD … 35 Contents iv 3.1.1 The Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and the related legislative … 80 4.7 Land and farm management … welfare guiding principles and standards focus on: (a) land transport; (b) sea transport; (c) humane slaughter for …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… These include, among others, differences in relation to land and resource rights, possibilities for advancement at … gain access to valuable resources such as land, credit and agricultural inputs, technology, extension, train- ing and … uniformity Although women’s knowledge and contribution to agricultural production is substantial, it is, in general, …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… to access TK or any other intended activity on their land, such as the establishment of a REDD project or a … and forest degradation that the community faces (agricultural expansion, legal/illegal logging, fire, etc). … have a medium position in the caste-system - on a par with agricultural communities - and are not resource poor. As …
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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… and needs 48 5.5.1 Governance in remote areas 48 5.5.2 Land tenure and ownership 49 5.5.3 Overlapping … genetic resource utilization (the Cartagena Protocol); • Agricultural development (the ITPGRFA); and • Traditional … ITPGRFA was negotiated under the auspices of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… and development). Similarly a number of conventional agricultural development activities (such as seed propagation … virtually all countries the rules gov- erning ownership of land and permanently constructed improvements are very … is focused on individual variations. This is comparable to agricultural commodities where the year-to-year consistency …
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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… Support for conservation 15 2.2 Different treatment for agricultural genetic resources and ex-situ collections 15 2.3 … since under such a law, every market transaction involving agricultural products would be an "ABS transaction." Other … acknowledge the difference between the owners of the land, from which the spec- imen is collected, the owner of …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… of Genomics CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CITES Convention on International Trade … while some of the features may be shared equally by the agricultural (green) biotechnology sector. None of these is … to discharge “process water” into a river, or even onto land (where it will seep into groundwater). That permit will …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient … marine scientific research. All States, whether coastal or land-loc- ked, have the freedom of navigation and over- … based sources (e.g. chemicals, particles, indus- trial, agricultural and residential waste); vessels; exploration and …
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