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WTO Panel Report on the "EC-Biotech" Case: Considerations for Trade and Development"
… the sector, and their perception of the linkages between genetic modification and ethical issues. As a result, … with a 60-fold increase between 1996 and 2006; this makes genetic engineering the fastest adopted crop technology in … instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety …
Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity
… The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 413 Saint Jacques Street, Suite 800, Montreal, … sharing of bene" ts arising from the utilisation of genetic resources.. As we are only one year away from 2010, … and equitable sharing of the benefi ts from the use of genetic resources for the benefi t of present and future …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… Caribbean and Pacific States CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCP Codex Contact Point CESCR Committee on … in biotechnology have permitted the artificial transfer of genetic material from one organism to another, including … health, agriculture or the environment. Advances through genetic modification of food may be able to improve the …
UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… AhWG Ad Hoc Working Group CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CITES Convention on International Trade in … sustainable development; and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which seeks to bring together agriculture, … example, an Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Biological Diversity and Climate Change was established (under CBD …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… can in effect choose to create an inter-operable global diversity information ‘Commons’ that will bring together … fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources. The 6th Conference of the Parties (COP) of … not suggesting that controls on countries’ ownership of genetic material are relaxed but that information likely to …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… for the implementation of the Convention of Biological Diversity and contributes to the intention of the World … sustainable use and equitable benefit sharing of genetic resources. It looks beyond the boundaries of … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. Although the Convention itself does not …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… food, fiber, timber, fuel production water supply genetic diversity Regulating Services diseases, pests, flood … food, fibre, timber or fuel; provide water; and ensure genetic diversity, which is instrumental for the development …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity beyond national jurisdiction. The … expanding as well. Deep-sea tourism and bioprospecting for genetic resources have already started. Exploitation of deep … identified include: i) loss of biodiversity—encompassing genetic, species, habitat, community, ecosystem and …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… and to generate appropriate typologies to characterize the diversity of farming types, thereby enabling adequate … study. Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Integration of Genetic Diversity into National Climate Change Adaptation … and Spanish) These voluntary guidelines address the genetic resource dimension of adaptation planning. They were …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… and conservation of wildlife and other forms of biological diversity; Groundwater in international law18 (d) protection … ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, and to ensure the sustainable utilization … of species and ecosystems [Omitted: Article 3 - Species - Genetic diversity, Article 4 - Species - Sustainable use, …