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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… Equity and Equality in the Access and Benefit Sharing of Biodiversity Resources”. Published by: IUCN, The World … biodiversity, including their leading role in farming and forest conservation, as well as in the maintenance and … in Uttar Pradesh showed that men primarily use gathered forest plants for fodder and mulch for agriculture, and …
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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

… 29 4.1 The southern Africa context 30 4.1.1 Status of biodiversity in southern Africa 30 4.1.1.1 Socio-economic … the terms and con- ditions as if for the collection of forest products.106 There is no appreciation of the potential … resource issues (generally treating the matter as a forest extraction contract), key issues relating to the …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… Financial and Other Incentives of the TMOIFGR: The Biodiversity Cartel 49 Joseph Henry Vogel 3.1 Economic logic … say, in many tropical regions it is easier to cut a forest than to study it.”31 That salvo is immediately … systems are those relating to the certification of forest and marine products – both of which ultimately result …
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ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture

… to food security, the special nature of agricultural biodiversity, its distinctive features and problems needing … (2) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture; (3) forest genetic resources for food and agriculture; (4) … for most subsectors of GRFA, including aquatic and forest genetic resources where breeding technologies play an …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… http://leo.informea.org/terms/forest http://leo.informea.org/terms/desert … Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention; also the 1992 Forest Principles 2(d), 5(a) and 12(d) refer to the … are not clearly defined. http://leo.informea.org/terms/biodiversity
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… for bioprospecting 56 4.2.4.2 External transfers for biodiversity inventory 56 4.2.4.3 Costs of tracking resources … issue or refuse licenses or permits to take or remove forest products or other flora in a man- ner that has the … an exclusive or preferential right to take or remove forest products or other flora referred in the agreement. …
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Document - ABS information kit

… why is it important, and what does it cover? Glossary Biodiversity: Refers to the variability that exists among … diversity. CAse sTUdy The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) Bioprospecting Programme in Panama … Image copyright: Eky Chan/Shutterstock: Tropical forest in Malaysia Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… addressing ownership and benefit sharing in the field of biodiversity and genetic resources. This book is well in line … mational) are primary in each situation. 292 FAO, 1995, “Forest Management Legislative Development in Tonga” (FAO) … Financial Mechanisms for Water Services from Forests” (Forest Trends). 78 5.2.2 Excludability of the micro-physical …
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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

… (CBD) entered into force to promote the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the … to fund conservation initiatives and create incentives for biodiversity conservation. For the fi rst time, users of … ‘it is a real pity to see that it is easier to cut down a forest for timber than to get a few hundred grams of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… of the Convention, to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking … attributes. This means that, for example, access to a forest for “conventional” timber extraction or hunting would … as a commodity – This means, for example, that access to a forest is requested for timber extraction or hunting. This …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity