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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
… (EIA); and capacity-building and the transfer of marine technology. Forewords by Laurence Tubiana and Eden Charles … FOREWORD BY LAURENCE TUBIANA Former French Ambassador for Climate Change and Special Representative for COP21 On a … to secure their future. To a certain extent, the climate and the high seas —two global public goods—are …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… and Extension Unit of FAO and coordinated numer- ous technology transfer projects in direct support of food … modified organisms (GMOs), intellectual property and climate change implications). Cinzia Scaffidi is currently … to work together for food security, adaptation to climate change and the sound management of agrobi- odiversity …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… 205 Article 23 Technology Transfer, Collaboration and Cooperation … process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), international multilateralism could still … conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, Recognizing the special nature of …
ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… of agriculture in the context of poverty alleviation and climate change. However, the Nagoya Protocol provides little … of agriculture in the context of poverty alleviation and climate change. In this regard, the Nagoya Protocol also … to be shared also include: access to and transfer of technology using genetic resources; participation in …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… development transgenic livestock. However, as with any new technology it is difficult to establish that there are no … on an appropriate risk assessment. Due to differences in climate, existing pests or diseases, or food safety … to very intensive management systems where feed, climate, disease and other factors are controlled or managed …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… capacity building and access to and transfer of technology. These benefits are targeted at de- 2 Explanatory … conditions, such as changes in pest populations or climate. It is the best way to uphold the knowledge of the … 16(2) of the CBD as well as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Protocol on Substances that Deplete the …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WGABS Working Group on Access and Benefit … Diversity (CBD) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are likely to culminate in two … and GPS technologies (which may involve provision of such technology and capacity building), the community will map out …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… confronted with transboundary environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution that must be … and other training, technical and financial assistance, technology transfer and international cooperation. … Environmental Facility and several special funds (the Climate Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund and the …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… to include the ‘forgotten’ ABS components relating to technology transfer, information sharing and the creation and … reduced food production, re- duced resilience to natural climate variability, and a loss of cultural diversity.136 For … It is also characterized by a tropical Sudano-Sahel climate in which a long dry season alternates with a short …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… measures to provide and/or facilitate access to technology, to provide for collaborative research and to … Agropecuaria (Colombia). 33 See, e.g., the Chicago Climate Exchange and the European Climate Exchange, described in websites at …