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Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… the involvement of external actors and the legally binding character of the decisions. The first step in the settlement … The outcome of mediation does not have any binding character. If the dispute cannot be resolved through the … developed a “Model Law for the Protection of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Innovations and Practices”1 to help …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… areas, especially due to the fundamentally transnational character of the relations of the ABS and the ease of … term of technol- ogy transfer, reporting and submission of ecological data, etc. The Bonn Guidelines are not categorical … in the resources, because they have an unalienable character. Eventually rights on the intel- lectual intangible …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… interaction of people and nature has produced a distinct character with significant, ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value. VI … Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) that, for recognised ecological, socio-economic or scientific reasons, may be …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… national law must be applied. The multi-national character of ABS creates a problem for implementation because … characterize new bacterial and viral species, evaluate the ecological roles that dominant (but generally unculturable) … and quantity of genetic resources, and the geographical/ecological area of activity.’24 24 Bonn Guidelines, Art 44.a. …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… Issues: Marine Genetic Resources as an Example 5 2 The Ecological Significance of Seamounts: Threats and … and the marine sector about biodiversity issues. 7 The Ecological Significance of Seamounts: Threats and … from ‘the right of a community which has a distinct character to have this character reflected in the …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… areas; the maintenance and enhancement of good ecological infrastructures, and the promotion of actions to … and for their contribution to the multifunctional character of agriculture (e.g. maintenance of rural cultural … on, among other things, suitable breeds for various agro-ecological zones; alternative breeding programmes; management …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… use of agricultural biodiversity, hunger alleviation, ecological concerns, consumer protection, fairness and equity … performance. These time-tested and almost carbon neutral ecological systems of agricultural production by the farmers … as food insecurity has acquired the unfortunate character of endemic at a global scale (Sasson, 2009). Plant …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes … The work of farmers in improving crops to meet local ecological conditions continues to this day. Traditional … sufficiently homogenous and (d) stable in their essential character (Article 6). Any plant variety that met these …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… inter alia, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes … Track II resonates with heterodox economists (Austrian, ecological and institutional) and its allies in civil … implemen- tation. Whichever type of system is used, these character- istics are the factors that determine whether and …