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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… (the study of metabolites – the substances produced by chemical reactions in the cells of organisms), … pre-screening for interesting biotechnology traits or chemical structures for crop protection – from 20,000 to … or the United States. Genome mining. A diverse range of chemical and biological material has become available from …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… mercury, which is harmful to human beings. In addition to chemical substances, items like fishing lines, metal rings, … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and availability of domestic produce with minimal chemical residue. In a commitment to maintain the medfly area … on strategies, tactics and technologies that employ non-chemical practices to minimize pesticide use and reduce … of crop production through 2020. This change would take chemical use to the level it was at the turn of the 21st …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introductory Course to Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

… acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… biotechnology, and the group- ing of seed-stock and chemical control agents in these companies is unacceptable; … is that of single-cell organisms modified to act as chemical factories for the production of food additives … cides internally could lead to reduced ap- plication of chemical pesticides; � use of micro-organisms in industrial …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector

… biomolecule. Nereus Pharmaceuticals filed patents on its chemical synthesis and initiated clinical studies. In 2014, … (see below) Since 2007: Filing of US patents on the chemical synthesis of Salinospor- amide A and analogs by …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… be incorrectly interpreted as treatment failure when using chemical mortality tests to verify treatment success. … or increasing pest tolerance). - Commodity density or chemical composition: the density or chemical composition of the commodity may reduce treatment …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity