SHAPING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND AGROBIODIVERSITY Policies, institutions and processes |
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How do international laws affect those working with plant genetic resources (PGR) managers[1] in national (government) programmes? How far are they obliged to obtain the prior informed consent (PIC) of indigenous peoples and local communities? When and how can plant genetic resources in food and agriculture (PGRFA) be accessed, used or exchanged? How can the associated related knowledge be used? In order to attempt to answer the above questions both existing international instruments, and those currently under development/negotiation are examined.
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD)
OBLIGATIONS FOR NATIONAL PGRFA PROGRAMME MANAGERS
THE 1991 ACT OF THE UNION POUR LA PROTECTION DES VARIÉTÉS
VÉGÉTALES (UPOV)
THE AFRICAN CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND DECLARATIONS
DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE
THE TRADE-RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
CONCLUSION
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BACK COVER
[1] Plant genetic resource
managers are, primarily, farmers and farming communities throughout the
world who have been, and continue to be, in charge of the management of
genetic resources. In this section we refer to PGR managers as those who
interact with farming communities in the management of their resources (breeders,
scientists, gene bank managers). |