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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… been contaminated by unpermitted discharges of hazardous waste must pay the price of cleaning up that waste, even if he did not place it there, and did not know … system has more recently been adapted to the concepts of “organic” or “eco” foods. More recently, registry systems are …
Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits
… mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). Land-based … the operation of a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take … uses conflict with and undermine each other. For example, waste disposal has undermined fishing and recreation in some …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… particles, indus- trial, agricultural and residential waste); vessels; exploration and exploitation of natural … 2015 *POC flux refers to the transportation of particulate organic carbon (POC) from the sea surface to the deep ocean, … Change (UNFCCC), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the UN Convention to Combat …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… resources are thus specimens or parts thereof, as well as organic material. In contrast, genetic resources are defined … was primarily harvested as seafood may also provide fish waste that can be used downstream for research on its MGR … i.e. use of genetic material as a “factory” to produce organic compounds (e.g. antibodies, hormones, enzymes, active …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… 36 3.1.2 Organic production … the only available source of fuel. Domestic animal waste products serve also as a source of fertilizer and soil … the organizational capabilities of their community. 3.1.2 Organic production Organically-produced agricultural products …
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
… 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 …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… (use of genetic material as a “factory” to produce organic compounds); � breeding and selection; � propagation … waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants. These projects benefit the global … Protocol Change, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and the United Nations Convention to …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… ownership, anti-trust, unjust en- richment, national ‘organic’ instruments, sovereign rights and many other … which is heavily linked to com- mercial, procedural and organic laws, including legal systems governing intellectual … to degrade organopollutants in ra- dioactive, mixed-waste environments (Cavicchioli and Thomas 2000). Genetic …