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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, a CGIAR Center), 1986–1989, and member of that … agrobi- odiversity – always keeping in focus the needs of farming communities, the poor and the hungry, and their right … in the world. Although the region is predominantly dry, it is very rich in agricultural plant diversity. It …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… members and animals, knowing where to find pasture in dry lands and using sustainable harvesting techniques among … 9. Supra note 4. 10. Supra note 2. Conservation farming: Through Gunis’ knowledge, some of our community … able to forage and digest rough vegetation, withstand the dry Rajasthani environment, and walk long distances – all …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… use of biodiversity, including their leading role in farming and forest conservation, as well as in the … work away from their lands and resources, women’s role in farming and in the management of family and community … countries won out and, almost before the ink was dry on the Bonn guidelines, the WSSD in Johannesburg (2002), …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… exist outside these regions; • Many economically important farming systems are based on crop species in- troduced from … will, as ap- propriate, “promote access, by farmers and farming communities, to genetic resources for food and … – International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria E-mail: …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… Botswana, the majority of rural people practice livestock farming and subsistence agriculture. Often, land that is … migration, food security, and development. Communities in dry areas with marginal, degraded land resources are among … with the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), and an agreement with Kew Gardens in …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… contracts, are coverage, enforcement and provisions for farming communities. 1.4.1.1 Coverage From the ABS … for one year, and shall permit collection of no more than [dry weight amount] of each species, unless RECIPIENT requests … decision was made to collect ap- proximately 1 kilogram (dry weight) of plant materials and 1 kilogram (frozen wet …