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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… ownership of intangible and other property 87 4.1.2.2 Protection from market abuses 89 4.1.2.3 Certifying a … property rights ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture MTA material … and documentation system PIC prior informed consent PBR plant breeders’ rights PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty PGRFA …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… List of Acronyms viii ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IVM/IFM in … Office International des Epizooties OPU Ovum Pick-Up PGR Plant Genetic Resources PIC Prior Informed Consent SARD … and Development UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants WIPO World Intellectual …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… of Ecosystem based Adaptation Actions for Coastal Protection: Mangrove Restoration and Rehabilitation in the … are considered. For example, in one case mangrove protection provided avoided damages for shoreline protection … and sells mangrove propagules to visitors willing to plant mangroves, in addition to souvenir items. Using the …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… a High-level Meeting within the Framework of ECE on the Protection of the Environment was held at ministerial level … the Technical Annex and the characteristics of the plant, its age and its rate of utilization and the need to … effects of emissions of nitrogen oxides on humans, plant and animal life, waters, soils and materials, taking …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… Heritage Site known for its rich biodiversity with 850 plant species, 254 (about 30 per cent) of which are endemic. … in West Asia | 2 the Middle East, some 200–250 plant species are commercially used for medicinal purposes … Aden and the sea area of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) are …
Energy law and sustainable development
… and why the pursuit of economic growth and environmental protection can be mutually reinforcing goals rather than … saving enough energy to avoid 100 megawatts worth of power plant capacity creates 39 jobs, compared with the 15–20 jobs … amount of capacity at a modern coal or gas-fired power plant.2 2 Quoted in M. Renner, "Working for the Environment: …
Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… for food, agriculture, human health, environmental protection, etc, has been outlined by diverse studies and … of intellectual property rights such as patents and plant breeder’s rights. In the great majority of cases, big … in these cultivations, higher than when the original plant is used. In 1998 INBio signed an Agreement with this …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.2 Species protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . 39 3.3 Illegal processing of animal and plant material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … illegal trade in wildlife, plants, animal derivatives and plant material, (b) scholarly analyses and the examination of …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… plots because the transaction costs of management (protection and reforestation) would be too much for … sites. Farmers have been very keen to grow seedlings and plant these crops. There has been no cash benefit in the … They also compiled inventories that identified over 40 plant species including rafflesia, which they have documented …