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Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

… slavery," and "take away all their possessions and property") - which led to such present-day judicial doctrines … to prevent indigenous peoples from exercising their full right of self-determination and traditional responsibilities … UN Declaration restates that indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination, freely determining their …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… ii) the fair and equitable sharing of benefits; iii) the right to participate in decision-making; and iv) no … these technologies is provided while respecting applicable property rights and access laws. 4) capacity-building: the … the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The TRIPS Agreement states …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… and to deal with humanity’s future challenges on the right to food.’ —Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special … dealing with the relationship between intellectual property rights and genetic resources. His background is in … of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Industrial Property and Economics and of the postgraduate course on …
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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… that involve land and trees, which are regulated as property, natural resources, and components of the … Decision 17/CP.7 stipulates that it is the host country’s right to approve a project on the grounds that it contributes … owner of the land or the owner of the trees. In this case, property law would have to guide these owners in deciding on …
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Document - ABS information kit

… indigenous and local communities have the established right to grant access to them. Parties to the Nagoya Protocol …
25 May 2026 Document

Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… Rights, Duties and Responsibilities 35 Is There a Right to a Healthy Environment? 35 Right to Information 36 … is more than an affirmation of state power to use public property for public purposes. It is an affirmation of the … and/or to interfere with the enjoyment of life and property.95 The main causes of air pollution are human …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… Stockholm and 1992 Rio Declarations focus on the human right to a safe and clean environment. The Stockholm … to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural … ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing

… sovereignty, Governments may in some cases have the right to refuse or postpone the participation of outside … legal systems, including those related to intellectual property rights, need to be assessed and understood carefully … resources, including appropriate provision of intellectual property rights, research funding, publishing or ex-situ …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… to the analysis of the relationship between intellectual property rights, the knowledge, innovations and practices of … existence and influence of patents and other intellectual property rights in relation to technology concerning genetic … (all categories).64 9. The community should have the legal right to contribute to planning processes for biodiversity …
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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… Living plant tissue cultures. Photograph: Rachel Wynberg; Right – Growing indigenous Jugo beans in South Africa. … of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) under the World Trade Organization in … changed markets and different business and intellectual property models, mean that the 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity