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131) Access and benefit sharing, farmers’ rights and plant breeders’ rights: reflections on the African Model Law
This article discusses the protection of new plant varieties in Africa and the African Model Law through the lens of its key protagonist, Professor Johnson Ekpere. It urges African countries to consult the African Model Law as a guide when designing plant variety protection systems. It is hoped that...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2019
132) Law No. 28216: Law on the Protection of Access to Peruvian Biological Diversity and the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples
The purpose of the present Law is to provide protection for access to Peruvian biological diversity and to the collective knowledge of indigenous peoples. Also available in Spanish
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2004
133) Balancing Building Blocks of a Functional ABS System
This publication seeks to identify a balanced approach to the components of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources under the Capacity Development Initiative for Africa for the purpose of making it functional and implementable at both a national and international level. It presents several...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2009
134) Webinar: The FAO Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
This webinar, co-organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, introduced the Framework for Action on Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture approved by the FAO Council in December of last year. The webinar provided...
Category: Miscellaneous
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022
135) European Council Directive 2002/53/EC
The directive 2002/53/EC has been approved by the Council of the European Union on June 2002. The directive focused on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Also available in French and...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2002