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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Gov- erning Body are to be adopted by consensus and not by voting. Consensus, in this context, means that the decision … may occur by vote of two-thirds of the parties present and voting, but are not binding on Parties that do not wish to be … standard method of working in multilateral forums because voting on issues can divide membership and leave certain …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… label used to refer to a variety of activities, including voting, petitioning, lobbying, campaigning, and access to … by the Rules of Procedure of the CBD, which determine how voting shall be conducted. Cur- rently, with regard to voting the Rules of Procedure and the Convention provide …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… to note that the CBD Parties have not agreed on a voting rule for substantive decision-making and thus such … of the Parties to the instrument in question present and voting at the meeting, and shall be submitted by the … 5. For the purposes of this Article, “Parties present and voting” means Parties present and casting an affirmative or …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… many countries have grafted other requirements into voting registration. For example, the registration form may … or renewals is declining), governments have chosen to link voting registration to other activities. In California, for …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… the count. There may have been as many as six rounds of voting before Block conceded that he had lost. Before that … treaty, by a vote of two thirds of the states present and voting, unless, by the same majority, they have decided to …