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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004 Intellectual property rights in plant varieties International legal regimes and policy … I: LEGAL AND POLICY CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS … resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author." Legal protection also …
Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… FOR BIOSECURITY I. INTRODUCTION II. WTO AGREEMENTS III. PLANT HEALTH IV. ANIMAL HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE … CASE STUDIES I. LEGISLATION OVERVIEW II. FOOD SAFETY III. PLANT HEALTH IV. ANIMAL HEALTH V. INVASIVE ANIMAL SPECIES VI. … environmental risks. These sectors include: • food production in relation to food safety; • the introduction of …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… Italy. © FAO 1999 PREFACE The classic principles governing plant health control were thrown into complete turmoil by the … will have immediate consequences on quarantine and plant movements. These are the Agreement on the Application … them will also have direct effects on the volumes of food production, and hence on food security. This paper sets out …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… on Drought and Desertification IPPC International Plant Protection Convention ISTA International Seed Testing … Tin Commission ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture LDC Least … wide range of agricultural produce distort both trade and production. Underlining the need to do away with such …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… concept of forest landscape restoration (FLR). A joint production of ITTO and IUCN, it is the result of close … phase Indicators Acquiring better knowledge • Animal and plant species studied (seed sources, nursery techniques, etc) … plantations. Protection of the understorey can enhance plant and animal biodiversity (a conservation benefit) and …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… benefits of contracting party implementation International Plant Protection Convention This study presents a summary of the benefits of implementing the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), international standards … and acronyms AFM Avocados From Mexico brand AgP Plant Production and Protection Division (of the FAO) APeAM …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… place for raising staff awareness 55 Accor commits to the ‘Plant for the Planet’ programme 56 8 Biodiversity plays an … These are the services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services, including biomass … and similar factors that affect the distribution of plant and animal species throughout the world. According to …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… environment are the combustion of fossil fuels for energy production, and the main technological processes in various … 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 …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… weakens natural ecosystems that play vital roles in food production and harvesting. The illicit trade in wild Fauna … of an animal, was bred in captivity; b. in the case of a plant, was artificially propagated; or c. is a recognisable … any descendant of that specimen; or b. in the case of a plant, any propagation of that specimen, and shall deliver it …
Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty
… FOAG FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Food and … makers and their staff, civil servants, gene bank staff, plant breeders, farmers’ organizations and other civil … and malnutrition, while it is predicted that world food production needs to increase by 70 percent by 2050, relying …