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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… utilization of genetic resources and the preservation of indigenous knowledge. (art. 1) The CBD also recognizes that … habitats and the maintenance of viable populations of species in those settings. Such conservation occurs, for example, where farmers and indigenous communities safeguard traditional plant varieties …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + 107pp. Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas: … Middleton, 2003, ix + 79pp. Also available in Chinese. Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas: Towards … project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … and populations; preserving and maintaining knowledge of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional … PGRFA would not survive without human activity; local and indigenous knowledge and culture are integral parts of …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… transboundary wetlands, shared wetland systems and shared species. www.ramsar.org World Heritage Convention The 1972 … may also evoke resistance from local communities and indigenous peoples, usually related to issues of land-use … or sometimes even lack of respect for community and indigenous peoples’ rights. A multiplicity of different forms …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Indigenous and local communities Prior informed consent 6. … to remedy environmental injury: the extinction of a species of fauna or flora, erosion, loss of human life and … and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources Many indigenous and other local communities rely on natural …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… estimate that 80% or more of the world’s terrestrial species are inhabitants of natural tropical forests. Whatever … the intellectual property associated with local and Indigenous knowledge about biodiversity, although mechanisms … forms of relevant information, including scientific and Indigenous and local knowledge, innovations and practices, …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of species, natural communities, and environmental … local level, villagers also have the opportunity to use indigenous knowledge to conduct participatory research for … including women, youth, elderly, cultural minorities, indigenous peoples, and so on. Giving a “voice” these groups …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… some cases work against the interests of disadvantaged and indigenous groups, by concentrating fisheries rights in the … of recognition of the traditional fishing rights of indigenous peoples. One of the significant factors giving … rights systems appear to be 7 This may be so for sedentary species which are hand-harvested, but it ignores the problems …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… planting rangelands seedlings, reseeding rangelands species and regulating the exploitation of pastures8. 3. … through the increase of biomass and restoration of indigenous floral species such as Artemisia herba-alba. … property rights (by appropriate modifications in legal and indigenous rules and frameworks) • Capitalizing on high …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the International … is, State-ownership, private property rights, rights of indigenous people or native title; • Designation of … is, State-ownership, private property rights, rights of indigenous people or native title; • Designation of …