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Common Pools of Genetic Resources - Equity and Innovation in International Biodiversity Law

Author
Kamau E.C., Winter G.
Date
2013
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-087602)
Publisher | Place of publication
Routledge | Abingdon, U.K.
ISBN
978-0-415-53767-4
Pages
456 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Biodiversity Traditional rights/customary rights Ex-situ conservation Indigenous peoples Access and benefit sharing Genetic resources Intellectual property rights/patents Marine resources management
Abstract

Introduction 1. Common Pools of Genetic Resources and Related Traditional and Modern Knowledge. An Overview Part 1: Local Approaches 2. Traditional Knowledge Common Pools: The Story of the Kukula Traditional Health Practitioners of Bushbuckridge, South Africa 3. Common Pools of TK and Related Genetic Resources – A Case Study of San-Hoodia4. Reinventing Traditional Medicine - Pacari and its Struggle Towards Health, Environmental Protection and Benefit Sharing 5.Guardians of the Seed: The Role of Andean Farmers in the Caring and Sharing of Agrobiodiveristy Part 2: National Approaches 6. Genetic Resources Common Pools in Brazil7. Developing a Common Pools Strategy for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: A Case Study of Malaysia8. Common Pools of Traditional Medical Knowledge in China9.Common Pools in Aquaculture – Exploring Patent Law, ABS and Sui Generis Options Part 3: Transitional Approaches 10. Practices of Exchanging and Utilizing GRFA and the ABS Regime 11. Global Scientific Research Commons under the Nagoya Protocol: Governing Pools of Microbial Genetic Resources 12. Networks of Ex-Situ Collections in Genetic Resources 13. Biological Data Banks For Marine Organisms: What They Contain and How They Can Be Used in ABS Contexts 14. Knowledge Commons, Intellectual Property and the ABS RegimePart 4: International Approaches 15. ABS, Justice and the Nagoya Protocol 16. The World Health Organization’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework as a Public Health Resources Pool 17. The Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources: Lessons and Space for Further Development 18. Exploring Bases for Building Common Pools in Eastern Africa 19. Common Pools for Marine Genetic Resources – A Possible Instrument for a Future Multilateral Agreement Addressing Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

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Other references

Treaty

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Treaty | Multilateral | Rome |

Keyword: Access right, Community management, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Plant production, Enforcement/compliance, Plant protection, Access-to-information, Policy/planning, Crops/grasses, Agricultural development, Registration, International relations/cooperation, Endangered species, Biodiversity, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Sustainable use, Monitoring, Dispute settlement, Protected area, Certification, Ex-situ conservation, Farming, Plant variety, Education, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Food quality control/food safety, Access and benefit sharing, Hazardous substances, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Traditional rights/customary rights, Inventory, Pesticides, Genetic resources, Protected plant species, Hazardous waste, Research, Biotechnology, Management/conservation, Planting material/seeds

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001346)

Treaty

Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and their Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Nagoya |

Keyword: Climate change, Biotechnology, Access-to-information, Public health, Cultural heritage, Agriculture and environment, Food security, Biodiversity, Access and benefit sharing, Capacity building, Access-to-justice, Enforcement/compliance, Genetic resources

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-155959)