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#1664WG ABS 8
2009-11-14
Towards an ABS Commons System
IDLO, Natural Justice, SPDA, Association Andes and CESAGEN: presentation on the initiatives currently underway in Latin America, Africa and India on the issue of Commons. Topics covered: The work of CESAGEN and SPDA on ABS Commons; Association Andes on open source seed systems; and Natural Justi ...
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#1677WG ABS 8
2009-11-13
Launch of UNU-IAS and UNEP Publication on 'Learning from the Practioners: Benefit Sharing principles from enterprising communities' in collaboration with the Equator Initiative
The event will launch and present perspectives from 14 community partners of the Equator Initiative, who are engaged in biodiversity based enterprises. The research views such community enterprises as localized bio-prospecting activities, and analysed principles followed by the communities to sh ...
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#1680WG ABS 8
2009-11-13
Considering Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Negotiation and Implementation of the International Regime
Speakers will address how the International Regime can support the use of genetic resources for food and agriculture to achieve food security. Speakers: Dr. Jose Maria Sampaio, Policy Advisor, Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrapa) - Ministry of Agriculture - Countries' depend ...
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#1685WG ABS 8
2009-11-12
Final Outputs of The ABS Project -- Detailed studies of ABS Contracts and a Project Overview
This event will launch the final two books in the series of books published by the IUCN under The ABS Project, and will introduce IUCN's new work on this issue. It will feature presentations by Thomas Greiber, IUCN; Tomme Young, IRIS; and many other persons.
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#1688WG ABS 8
2009-11-12
THE ROLE OF CUSTOMARY LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ABS AND TK GOVERNANCE
The event will present the findings of a study by UNU-IAS on the role of customary law in ABS and TK Governance in Andean and Pacific Island countries and of a recent publication by the Initiative for Biopiracy on complementarity and conflict between customary resource and knowledge management a ...
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#1679WG ABS 8
2009-11-11
Benefit-sharing under the regime of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The event will provide information on the current status of the Benefit-sharing Fund and the first projects approved.
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#1657WG ABS 8
2009-11-11
BIO-CULTURAL PROTOCOLS: Presentations by a variety of stakeholders on bio-cultural community protocols, including UNEP, UNESCO, GTZ and Natural Justice
Presentations by a variety of stakeholders on bio-cultural community protocols and an exposition of the TK commons
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#1665WG ABS 8
2009-11-11
Access and Benefit Sharing for Biological Control Agents
Explanation of the use of genetic resources by the Biological Control Industry and the impact of the ABS IR
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#1674WG ABS 8
2009-11-10
Synthetic Biology, Metagenomics and the next generation of digital biopiracy.
Synthetic Biology is the rational design and construction of new lifeforms from synthetic DNA using engineering principles. It is rapidly becoming a key tool for the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industry to synthesize chemicals, biofuels, plastics and medicinal compounds. Unlike recombina ...
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#1676WG ABS 8
2009-11-10
Linking sustainable forest management and ABS - conflicts, potentials synergies at national and international level
Presentation and discussion of the recommendations of the Panafrican Workshop on ABS and Forests (July 2009 at UNEP Nairobi) end the preliminary results of the CISDL study "Interface between forest management and Access and Benefit-Sharing"