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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… 36 3.1.2 Organic production … and communities. Given the major role played by local farming communities in conserving AnGR, those communities … the organizational capabilities of their community. 3.1.2 Organic production Organically-produced agricultural products …
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 … with neighbouring farmers and from outside the immediate farming area or region. Scientific plant breeding uses a …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… policy areas, like breeders’ rights biotechnology and organic seeds that are relevant for the plant breeding … agrobi- odiversity – always keeping in focus the needs of farming communities, the poor and the hungry, and their right … the environment and of traditional landscapes, the rise of organic agriculture and the Slow Food movement). …
ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture
… and reproduction of plant genetic resources by a farmer or farming community based on phenotypic traits and not … genetic methods, qualify as “utilization”. Similarly, fish farming while serving the purpose of producing fish for human …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… for this purpose are made available; to assist farmers and farming communities in the protection and conservation of … with IPRs for plant breeders because many farmers and farming communities do not claim exclusive rights in the … from demanding payment from farmers who engage in certain farming practices, such as saving seeds and planting seeds …
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 … resources. Despite the fundamental role played by women in farming, conservation of biodiversity and management of TK, …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… RICA: Decreto No. 31 514, 2003, issued pursuant to the Organic Law on the Environment (N° 7554 of 4 Oct. 1995) §§ … awarded are paid to the injured party. In most countries’ organic law, the government is not allowed to bring private … does not meet these standards, nation- al constitutions, organic laws, judicial practices and mandates will deem it to …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… of man; his qualities and abilities are no longer an organic part of his personality, they are things which he can … TK is embedded. TK is no longer seen as a product of an organic process but rather appears as an abstract object in … 9. Supra note 4. 10. Supra note 2. Conservation farming: Through Gunis’ knowledge, some of our community …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… difference between "purchase of biological resources" (the organic material) and "taking the genetic material (which is … for such uses as "conventional," "traditional" or as an "organic resource:" Andean Pact, Sarawak (Malaysia), Costa …
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 … Decreto No. 31 514, 2003, issued pursuant to the Organic Law on the Environment (No. 7554 of 4 Oct. 1995) §§ … Basel Convention), the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants (the POPs Convention), and many others. A …