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… AGREEMENT PREAMBLE WHEREAS The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (hereinafter … of the Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the fair … and development. After the expiry or abandonment of the protection period of an intellectual property right on a …

… Environment Policy stresses that the most secure basis for protection of nature is to ensure that people dependent on … probability of maintaining effective reproductive units of plant and animal populations. Landscape fragmentation, which … 2,100 species are endemic. A number of endangered or rare plant species have their type locations in the Western Ghats. …

… wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, … as it would be to demolish the Cathedral of Chartres to plant potatoes”. Also very pertinent was the end quotation, … estuaries, lagoons, and artificial wetlands. Animal and plant adaptations were enumerated as were the many harvests …

… Crop species/varieties Livestock and fish species Plant/animal germplasm Soil organisms in cultivated areas … TO AGROBIODIVERSITY * Since the 1900s, some 75 percent of plant genetic diversity has been lost as farmers worldwide … * Of the 4 percent of the 250 000 to 300 000 known edible plant species, only 150 to 200 are used by humans. Only three …

… Course:Introductory Course to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Book: Book - … http://www.informea.org/treaties/plant-treaty/?id_treaty_article=321#article_321 … in relevant meetings of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, the World Health …

… removal of pollutants by filtering the air and water, and protection from disasters such as landslides and coastal … Examples are the formation of soils and the processes of plant growth. Biodiversity is not regarded as an ecosystem …

… and agricultural practices, including the development of plant species and animal breeds. Sometimes it is referred to … agriculture as well. Many widely used products, such as plant-based medicines, health products and cosmetics, are …

… for this List more than 2,060 wetlands for special protection as “Ramsar Sites”, covering 197 million hectares … factor controling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. They occur where the water table is at … species. Wetlands are also important storehouses of plant genetic material. Rice, for example, which is a common …

… conservation and sustainable use; The promotion of the protection of ecosystems, natural habitats and the … adjacent to protected areas with a view to furthering the protection of these areas; The rehabilitation and restoration …