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IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… on technologies and processes, which can be in the public domain in many jurisdictions (other than those where … dealing with intellectual property rights and the public domain approach; benfit-sharing obligations; and the … Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), or the World Health Organization (WHO) show that there is not a single …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… NSW, an independent community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law, and the Division of … 10 2.1 Bio-Cultural Community Protocol of the Traditional Health Practitioners of Bushbuckridge, South Africa 11 2.2 … 10 has three pillars: promoting access to information, public participation, and access to justice. The …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… and The TRIPS Agreement, Sustainable Development and the Public Interest: A Discussion Paper by Simon Walker. The … are: � necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health; � relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural … exploitation of which is necessary to protect ordre public or morality, including to protect human, animal or …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… rights obligations 62 7.2.1 Self-determination 62 7.2.2 Public participation 65 7.2.3 The right to develop 67 7.2.4 … sample 100 9.2.1 Information submitted to SCBD and other public sources 100 viii ix 9.2.2 Data obtained through … absolute poverty, and 68% of the population had access to health care in 1991. An estimated 42% of the population in …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… to protect plant varieties while achieving other public policy objectives relating to plant genetic resources. … legal systems. 1.3.3.6. Terms of protection and the public domain Intellectual property agreements also specify … as trade in goods and services, agriculture, textiles and health-related restrictions on imports. All of these …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… and protecting the interests of both inventors and the public, are the cornerstone of a properly functioning patent … They provide the optimum balance between private and public interests, disseminating technical information widely, … United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that two billion people …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… is aimed at gov- ernments, international institutions, public in- stitutions, civil society organizations, and pri- … to biodiversity (Article 12); • promote programs for public education and awareness (Article 13); • require … for the Establishment of a Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and the Pacific (1973), the …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… and Agriculture – 4 in agriculture, including researchers, public and private breeders, and especially crop producers. … factors, such as access to information, and the right to health and safety. They frequently highlight the …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… or user of genetic resources (another State, a private or public institution or an individual) and/or between these and a provider of genetic resources (a State, a private or public institu- tion, an ex-situ conservation centre, … for payment of employment benefits such as sick leave, health insurance or social security, unless the employee is …