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Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… on finalizing the International Regime on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (IR-ABS) is entering … revolving around how the provider and user countries of genetic resources will not only agree on issues of prior … third- world countries to join the treaty, especially resource-rich developing countries, by providing them …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… which result from the interaction between the environment, genetic resources and the management systems and practices … recognised the importance of conserving agricultural genetic resources for at least 25 years, since the … nutrition and medicine, and as a culturally important resource. For example, in Kenya, indigenous seeds have been …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… scavengers to compete with the beetles for the carrion resource. The last record of an American burying beetle on … or political issues. There is concern for maintaining genetic diversity between the widely separated western and … Plan (SSP) maintains a stud book as a tool to insure the genetic viability of the captive populations. Frozen-thawed …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… resources 31 1. Water resources 32 2. Soil resources 34 3. Genetic resources 37 - ii - Page CHAPTER TWO - ANALYSIS OF … trends and decisions on the pace and quality of natural resource exploitation and protection. The economic measures … major agricultural resources, namely the water, soil and genetic resources. __________ 126/ Decreto No. 97: Ley de …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… to identify how the rights of farmers over their plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge, also known as … of Huehuetenango. Even though it is a Region rich in plant genetic diversity with an economy based on agriculture, … in the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… equitably sharing the benefits arising out of access to genetic resources. Thus, decisions from the perspective of … this project. � Article 15 establishes rules on access to genetic resources and the equitable sharing of benefits … Context Fish are a crucial, but increasingly threatened, resource. In addition to the number of people who depend on …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… Adopted in 1998, entered into force in 2001. ABS Access to genetic resources and benefit sharing. Acronym used to refer to access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of … poverty and promoting human health), conservation and resource management, major groups (e.g. women, indigenous …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… decision-making around the trade-offs involved in finite resource allocation 38 5.9 Resolving critical uncertainty … further in Annex 4. Genetics An understanding of the genetic population struc- ture of planned species may be very … and helpful. Reduced populations may have suffered loss of genetic diversity with implications for long- term viability. …
Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources and by appropriate transfer of relevant … “… ensure the conservation of the important animal genetic resource diversity, for present and future generations, and …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 1.5 Ecological and Genetic Implications … of loss of biodiversity and environmental and natural resource damage. As a result, the introduction of alien … Guide to Designing Legal Frameworks to Determine Access to Genetic Resources (1998). xiv Chapters 5 and 6 respectively …