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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 ARTICLE 27: BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … biological diversity, including species diversity, genetic diversity within species, and ecosystem diversity, … equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources, including through biotechnology with …
GEO yearbook 2003
… hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of plant genetic resources for food security and sustainable … Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 7), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, adopts a … covered the areas of chemicals management, plant genetic resources, and ballast water management. Meanwhile …
Factsheet on Human Rights and the Environment
… principles of benefit sharing, i.e. in the context of genetic resources. In addition, there is some suggestion in … (Mar. 17, 2010) (admissibility decision). Box 2: Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of … (ABS) is embedded in the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity and its Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… Agricultural Policy CBD: ...... Convention on Biological Diversity CCA: ...... Community Conservation Agreement CPR: … to rangeland productivity and biodiversity. At the genetic level the opportunistic stocking strategies and … are the only livestock keepers actively maintaining this genetic diversity. These animals are uniquely adapted to the …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Convention to Combat … Session 2.1: Crops, livestock, genetics, seed systems GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR WATER USE EFFICIENCY TRAITS AND YIELD … of the land-use regime, presumably due to climatic or genetic reasons. The seedlings of A. pyrifolium grew better …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… an EMF Box 12: UN-REDD Programme Box 13: Why protect bio-diversity in the law? Box 14: Nigeria, the Electric Power … sciences, technology and ancestral knowledge along with genetic resources that contain biodiversity and … b) The conservation of biological diversity, access to genetic resources in Namibia, and the use of components of …
WTO Panel Report on the "EC-Biotech" Case: Considerations for Trade and Development"
… the sector, and their perception of the linkages between genetic modification and ethical issues. As a result, … with a 60-fold increase between 1996 and 2006; this makes genetic engineering the fastest adopted crop technology in … instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea is home to a large diversity of ecosystems and species subject to considerable … In addition, its mild climate makes it home to a large diversity of ecosystems and species. The Mediterranean is … sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources – reflect the importance of this theme. The …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… and Aromatic Range Plants UNCBD UN Convention on Bio Diversity Mlj Million UNDP United Nations Development … in Figure 7 above: higher biodiversity, conservation of genetic resources, higher soil carbon sequestration due to … rangelands can make to preservation of biodiversity, genetic resources and carbon sequestration. World- wide …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… (art. 10). The objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) include biodiversity conservation and … and instead advises sustainable use of the country's genetic resources. It calls for the technical and financial … protect areas of national significance, biodiversity and genetic resources. These objectives demonstrate a clear …