Search results

Explore only content tagged with
24 Results
Sorted by relevance

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

… IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 83 A n Explanatory G uide to the N agoya P … rotocol on A ccess and B enefit-sharing IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee … ILCs have codi!ed their customary laws and may have gained constitutional recognition of such. The concept of community …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… of the United Nations and the principles of international law. The CBD was the first legally binding inter- national … heritage of mankind’ is a principle of international law which holds that defined territorial areas and elements … of the United Nations and the principles of international law. To learn more about state sovereignty over PGRFA refer …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN Environmental Law Centre Ruth Mackenzie, Françoise Burhenne-Guilmin, … Kummer and Richard Tapper IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 46IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 46 IUCN – The World Conservation Union Founded …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… selection of examples:6 Syria: In 2009 Syria passed a law (Law No. 20) on PGRFA that includes provisions on access, … and Farmers’ Rights. Among the main objectives of the law are the protec- tion and preservation of PGRFA for …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… Party’s other obligations under applicable international law, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 Objective The … required to be disposed of by the provisions of national law or this Convention. This definition excludes overburden, … with the provisions of this Convention and international law. Article 5 Unless the parties to the dispute otherwise …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… in other international arrangements and in national law. Over the years following its adoption, there have been … at Morges and now at Gland. It also has an Environmental Law Centre in Bonn, Germany, and it has launched a World … will be given. In the United States, the Environmental Law Institute published “Our National Wetland Heritage” in …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Text of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement

… b) All available passport data and, subject to applicable law, any other associated available non-confidential … in Article 6.7 will apply. ARTICLE 7 — APPLICABLE LAW The applicable law shall be General Principles of Law, including the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… India Initiative UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Cultural Organization UN-STAT United Nations … and ecology such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Convention on Biological … 17 June 1985 17 July 1985 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay, 1982) 29 June 1995 29 July 1995 …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… farm-saved seed/propagating material, subject to national law and as appropriate. In addition to farmers, the wording … for Food and Agriculture. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57. Pp. 66-78 3 For example, see information … for Food and Agriculture. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 57. Pp. 66-78 6 Z. Aksoy, 2016. Global …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… the foundation of all modern plant breeding. In 1983, The law of the seed: Another development and plant genetic … in perspective: implications for international law and implementation challenges (eds) E. Morgen, M. Buck … Accessed 2 November 2016. Mooney, P. 1983. The law of the seed - Another development and plant genetic …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity