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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… and to effectively apply an ecosystem approach and the precautionary approach in the management, in accordance with … and are governed by the longstanding freedom of the seas principle. Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius formulated the principle … the application of modern legal principles, such as the precautionary principle. An emblematic example of such …
21 May 2026 Literature

IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources

… an ecosystem-based approach; integrated management; the precautionary principle; stakeholder participation; transparency for all … sponges or hydrothermal vents, underlining the need for a precautionary approach. As well, the success of nutraceutical …
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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… Securityxxvi multilateralism that harnesses both power and principle. A multilateral- ism that recognizes the … guiding their exploi- tation is sustainable use; and the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach must be … future. The Treaty holds the key for early preventive and precautionary measures to assist farmers to adapt to climate …
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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… of heredity. The cornerstone of the Convention is the principle of the sovereign right of states to exploit their … right of parties to take decisions on imports based on the precautionary principle, in relation to both LMOs to be introduced into the …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… determine what constitutes an essential contribution. In principle, if the same discovery/invention could have … expected value is much higher. Border controls, while in principle appealing as check points, present a number of … in a narrow sense, i.e., post- distribution, as well as precautionary action that should enable tracking in a later …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… The Inter- national Undertaking was based on the principle, then universally accepted, that plant genetic re- … be available without restriction”.20 In line with that principle, adhering governments and institutions having plant … value. The reference to “potential use” evidences the precautionary approach adopted by the Treaty. The emphasis on …
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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

… com- munity to work together, and to evoke the precautionary principle to ensure that entire thriving seamount ranges are … that have long been debated in international law. The principle dates back to the French Revolution, when it was …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… their subsequent use. The concept of PIC is based on the principle that prior to potential users getting access to … over their genetic resources, due to the territoriality principle they are hampered in monitoring and controlling the … or sustainable use legislation; � application of the precautionary approach; � goals of benefit-sharing, including …
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