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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… 14 calls on Parties to establish environmental impact assessment procedures for projects likely to have significant … These disciplines are based on science and notions of risk assessment, which may not be entirely consistent with … a Member determines to be appropriate” pursuant to risk assessment procedures (Article 3.3). Article 5 sets out …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… the creation of non-legal barriers to access. • Increased risk to investors in marketing: The absence of MTDS limits … the lack of MTDS is the fact that if users see a reduced risk of being challenged in case of viola- tions, they have … On the other hand, monitoring refers here to a regular assessment of the functioning of the access and …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… REDD schemes 34 5.6 Environmental development and planning assessment and approvals 34 5.7 Policies, strategies and … without formal rights and title to their territories could risk being excluded from their forests (Wood, 2009). … generis systems that were already in place and avoided the risk of imposing benefit sharing schemes which may have …
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IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources

… associated with “discovery”, or generally to tackle high-risk science objectives outside the scope of the funding … how often they are taken. The role of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) … part of all microorganisms; there is a considerable risk of free-riding; individuals providing the materials can …
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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

… global situation of the main marine fish stocks for which assessment information is available follows the general trend … quite well preserved. Today, however, there is a growing risk that this natural defense mechanism will be eroded as a … by national authorities of the economic losses or risk of losses linked to foreign bioprospecting; • Inadequate …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… a Global Information System on PGRFA, including a periodic assessment of the state of the world’s PGRFA. Of particular … Moreover, farmers would not be able to spread the risk of crop failure or experiment with and refine crop … diversity and areas where plant genetic diversity is at risk, as well as the state of ex situ and national …
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Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa

… and legal merit of inventions but also minimises the risk of unwanted legal stumbling blocks to innovation. … examination and may have a "registration" system, with the risk that not all exclusive rights granted are warrantable. … to CETs in Africa – findings and recommendations 60 Any assessment of the role of IP, particularly patents, in the …
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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments

… limited as necessary to permit accurate description and assessment of distinctness and to ensure stability." The … specific physical properties of plant varieties with an assessment of the many different characteristics by which a … Meeting, 9–13 November 2001, Doha, Qatar. A CIDSE Assessment, www.cidse.org/en/tg1/AssDoha.htm. Cornish, W.R. …
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