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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… trade. In 1977, Mooney co-founded RAFI (Rural Advancement Fund International, renamed ETC Group in 2001). Pat Mooney … A first call for proposals under the benefit-sharing fund in 2009 led to the selection of the first 11 … its rich local citrus varieties. While the benefit-sharing fund is still in its infancy, it shall grow rapidly in the …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… be implemented, in particular, through an International Fund for Plant Genetic Resources. netic resources, … Rights should be implemented through an international fund on plant genetic resources.27 9 Introduction Meanwhile … from the Multilateral System pay to an interna- tional fund or other mechanism established by the Governing Body an …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… the commercialization of the product into an international fund. Such payment is mandatory where restrictions are placed … well as voluntary access and benefit-sharing, and uses a fund to direct benefits toward conservation of plant genetic … and sustainable use of biodiversity, but also to fund joint research undertakings. Both create benefits for …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… 292 7.4.11.5 Establishment of an environmental trust fund 292 7.4.11.6 Distribution of net revenue and access fees … charged only to companies and commercial operations, which fund new social programs.16 In each of these examples and … the Re- cipient is required to pay into an international fund. The Treaty’s most important innovations relating to …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… support can be channelled to States through a special fund that may be established and to which Parties to a … considered. In addition, the Protocol has created a fund, the Multilateral Fund, which provides parties with financial assistance in …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… of the United Nations FONAFIFO Costa Rican National Fund for Forestry Funding HIVOS Humanist Institute for … Nations Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and … Environment Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund � UNPFII United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… mechanisms for benefit sharing 123 6.5.3.1 International fund and “standard payment” or tax system 124 6.5.3.2 The Fund under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic … in others they are deposited in the country’s general fund. 186 Typically, the only civil actions a government may …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… national focal point NPIF Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund PIC prior informed consent PIPF Pandemic Influenza … the commercialization of the product into an international fund established by the Governing Body. Such payment is … of the ITPGRFA). The ITPGRFA has created a benefit-sharing fund that is a core part of the multilateral system and has …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… costs, such as royalty payments or payments to a special fund, but also and probably more importantly to liability. … the arena of political institutions. How does one make and fund laws that would enable a viable market in genetic … fied CBD country. Absent. Royalties remitted to general fund of Cartel to defray fixed costs when claimants cannot be …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… progress towards REDD and award financing from the Carbon Fund based on a system of “compensated reductions.” 2. … such as the selling of carbon offset credits, by a fund based on contributions from developed countries or by … interests and rights will then be protected. As for a fund-based mechanism, it is unclear if and how REDD funds …