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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
… of collection practices that damage or destroy the ecosystem under study. While these issues, and the entire … On the mainland, areas rich in endemic species include mountain forests (mainly in the eastern part of the … olives, vines and a range of fruit trees.129 In the mountain-top habitats of Lesotho and South Africa, the …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… of a wider range of varieties and crops to ensure better ecosystem service provision. A good example would be the use … of wild relatives of crops of global importance within the ecosystem; • establishing a strong research programme in the … The role of farmers is very critical to sustaining such ecosystem services and with appropriate support they can …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… 37 Figure 22. Progress of tuna RFMOs in implementing an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management 39 Figure … UNGA United Nations General Assembly VME Vulnerable marine ecosystem VMS Vessel Monitoring System WCFPC Western and … global sustainable development agenda The ocean provides ecosystem services that are fundamental to human survival and …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… to food and agriculture, and those constituting the agro-ecosystem: the variety and variability of animals, plants and … organisms, necessary to sustain key functions of the agro-ecosystem, its structure and processes. Agrobiodiversity is … those involved in active breeding programmes in the agro-ecosystem, together with husbandry activities that are …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking proper account of this … whole in a global legal instrument. It is based on a broad ecosystem approach rather than the sectoral approach … both a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services in practice and an economic tool to take …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… able use situations, as a way of ensuring that any ecosystem harm caused by the ‘sustainable user’ will be … dominant (but generally unculturable) microbes play in the ecosystem, and establish and publish a freely shared, global … popula- tions and any other biotic component of an ecosystem with actual or potential use or value for humanity; …