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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). Member in its own right of several international organizations and a Party to … 2005. 2) Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control. IPRs Intellectual property rights ISA International Seabed Authority ISCC …
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Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing

… sovereignty, Governments may in some cases have the right to refuse or postpone the participation of outside … national legal systems, including those related to intellectual property rights, need to be assessed and understood carefully …
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Recent debates on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, including marine genetic resources

… issues and types of benefits and benefit-sharing; intellectual property rights issues; and capacity-building and the … any future normative instrument;9 and on the importance of intellectual property rights for understanding how the …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… I. INTRODUCTION II. FOOD POLICY III. FOOD SECURITY IV. THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD V. FOOD AID VI. NUTRITION VII. … to Trade TRIPs WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property UN United Nations UNHCHR United Nations High …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… has been the case in the past. The question of who has intellectual rights over agrobiodiversity is also something … except for the water and the subsoil which are public property. Most of the forestry properties are privately … of indigenous Quechua communities, and recognises their right to control the use of their knowledge based on their …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… one of our jobs here at Devils Tower is to protect that right.” Deborah Liggett, Superintendent (1994–1997) Devils … Culture is a set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social … sacred lands. Additionally, it has been estimated that the property owned by mainstream faith communities covers 7% of …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… Chapter 3. Environmental Rights 27 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Right to Information 27 3.2.1 National law 27 3.2.2 … regulations 40 4.7.2 Land use regulations and property rights 40 Chapter 5. Litigation 43 5.1 Introduction … unanticipated applications of the law. For example, most intellectual property laws were written without anticipating …
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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

… Living plant tissue cultures. Photograph: Rachel Wynberg; Right – Growing indigenous Jugo beans in South Africa. … The adoption of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) under the World Trade Organization in …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… resources that are utilised), as well as respecting the intellectual property rights regarding the use, application and sharing of … undoubtedly grow and change over time, but bringing on the right people for the initial design phase is essential. Staff …
25 May 2026 Literature

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own … ever more intertwined with it—trade law, maritime law, intellectual property law and human rights are some examples.6 At 5 See …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance