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Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice
… is presented. Research Collaboration Agreements with the industry: INBio-Merck Agreement: Search of sustainable uses … Rican biodiversity with potential for the pharmaceutical industry and veterinary science. It was renewed in 1994, 1996 … from extremophilic organisms with application on Chemical Industry. For the exploration of new enzymes in aquatic or …
Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention e-course
… 4. The economic and social benefits of the Mexican avocado industry Background The Mexican Hass avocado (Persea americana) industry began exporting to the United States of America in … outcomes. Other best practices of the Mexican avocado industry in implementing international standards include pest …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… are demanding a say too, whether it is the mining industry concerned about loss of mineral rights, organic … to shape the categories through membership of IUCN Industry: demanding a greater role and interested in what … system: are they right? – After the Amman recommendation, industry is looking on the categories in a new (and somewhat …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… serves multiple sectors, from agriculture to sanitation, industry to households, and, of course, the environment. It … substances and by nutrients from point sources (e.g. industry and municipalities) and diffuse sources (e.g. … from pollution from other causes, including agriculture, industry and other discharges and emissions of hazardous …
Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… affairs, health, land, minerals and mining, trade and industry, water, and so forth) but which focus more on their … What monitoring will be appropriate will depend on industry-types, regions and so forth. In some cases monthly … is the requirement for monthly or quarterly reports from industry – even real-time monitoring. In Malaysia there is a …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… of user. When setting up a bioenergy project, the needs of industry are often quite specific – identifying suitable … operations, there are a range of other ways in which industry can contribute to improving the sustainability of … to ensure the sustainability of the whole bioenergy industry can be verified (see 5.4). n Life cycle assessments …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… for technology transfer; and how management of patents in industry and public institutions can be improved to address … both the devel- opment and the transfer of CETs? How can industry and public institutions improve their patent … and strategies in public research institutions and industry are developed and implemented in a manner that …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… on man’s activities, such as transport, agriculture, industry, living conditions. The United Nations Food and … he had been moved to head the Department of Trade and Industry. Geoffrey Rippon, who replaced him, had none of … particularly of the development of tourism and industry, on the environment of the region, taking into …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… international law 55 2.3.4.1 ‘Governing law’ 55 2.3.4.2 ‘Industry-wide custom and practice’ 56 2.3.4.3 Indigenous and … 274 7.2.3.1 Natural products and the pharmaceutical industry 274 7.2.3.2 It is in the best interest of … countries to play by the rules 275 7.2.3.3 The industry standard for biodiscovery research: Long-term …