Side Event

The Nestle-Rooibos and Honeybush Case: Lessons Learned and Constructive Ways Forward within the Draft Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

Organizer
The Berne Declaration and Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment

Date and Time
13 July 2010 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Resumed Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

Recent allegations have flagged five patent applications by Nestle as contravening international and domestic South African law relating to access of genetic resources. This event will explore the theoretical and practical "ins and outs" of the draft protocol on access and benefit sharing, drawing upon practical lessons learned from the Nestle-Rooibos and Honeybush case to recommend constructive ways forward.