Multilateral environmental agreements
- Can ecological concerns be accomodated in rural development policies where conservation is not the primary aim?
- R. Grimble; M. Laidlaw / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002
- ODI briefing paper looking at biological resources and their management, for both conservation and people's livlihoods with a view to outlining a framework for best practice. The paper focusses on developments since the Rio Earth Summ...
- Research and development of GMOs: biosafety and the precautionary principle in developing countries
- Gurdial Singh Nijar / Third World Network, 2000
- This paper examines the possible impact of the Cartagena Protocol on the development of GM technologies from the perspective of developing countries. The author outlines the relevant provisions of the protocol (Articles 2(2), 16(2), 1...
- What elements are required for an effective biosafety liability protocol?
- Gurdial Singh Nijar / Third World Network, 2000
- This paper explores the options for a liabilty regime drawing on potentially similar regimes from other conventions and examing the possibility of tailoring elements of these to fit the circumstances of the Biosafety Protocol. ...
- Is the biosafety protocol a positive addition to international environmental and trade law?
- A. Cosbey; S. Burgiel / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2000
- Briefing paper looking into the Biosafety protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The authors discuss the process by which the agreement was reached and ask how strong is the resulting protocol; what does—and doesn...
- Forest biodiversity and the CBD work programme
- World Conservation Union, 2002
- IUCN document which calls on the Conference of Parties (COP) to move from a research orientated work programme on forest biological diversity towards a more action orientated programme. It identifies conservation, sustainable use, sus...
- Farmers rights, plant variety protection and patents
- M. Blakeney / Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, 2002
- This report addresses policy options for developing countries in implementing legislation dealing with plant variety rights, farmers’ rights and bioprospecting in the context of the following key issues: The link b...
- Species protection, trade issues and development
- B. Dickson / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002
- Looks at how CITES measures have evolved over time and the growing interest in the use of restricted trade measures as a conservation tool. The report critically examines the effectiveness of CITES measures and looks at the extent to ...
- Comparative look at plant variety protection measures under TRIPS, CBD, UPOVand some African countries interpretations.
- T Kongolo / GRAIN, 2001
- Examines the international protection of new varieties of plants, and outlines the difficulties developing countries in general, and African countries in particular, might encounter in the course of implementing these Conventions. ...
- Industry is securing monopoly control over technology, products and processes
- Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI, 2001
- Intellectual property has proved a poor mechanism in corporations battle to monopolise new biotechnologies. Industry has therefore developed alternatives which can be grouped into three categories: Biological monopolies...
- Making TRIPS and CBD compatible
- N. Louwaars / Biotechnology and Development Monitor, 1998
- This article provides an integrated analysis of the different concerning the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Intellectual Property Rights (IP...
- Industry is securing monopoly control over technology, products and processes
- Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI, 2001
- Intellectual property has proved a poor mechanism in corporations battle to monopolise new biotechnologies. Industry has therefore developed alternatives which can be grouped into three categories: Biological monopolies...
- Making TRIPS and CBD compatible
- N. Louwaars / Biotechnology and Development Monitor, 1998
- This article provides an integrated analysis of the different concerning the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Intellectual Property Rights (IP...
- IPR - assisting biodiversity, alleviation of food shortages, scientists and farmers? A selection of viewpoints.
- International Development Research Centre, 1994
- The purpose of this book is to identify key IPR issues and choices and to describe the broader context within which decisions are being made. The full report contains 28 consensus recommendations and a presents a selection of argument...
- Strengthening National Policy Research Capacity to Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity: Proposed Decisions for COP-4
- Policy Research Capacity Initiative, WRI, 1998
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa: full text of Convention
- Convention to Combat Desertification, 1994
- Full text of the Convention to Combat Desertification, which was elaborated by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INCD) and signed in June 1994. Also available from the CCD WWW site in French and English
- Southern perceptions of the Kyoto protocol: achievements and opinions
- W. Gupta; K.S.K. Kumar / Tata Energy Research Institute, India, 1998
- The Kyoto Protocol has been hailed as providing a major breakthrough in climate change negotiations. However, some questions do arise: What are some of its major achievements? How does the developing world view...
- Southern perceptions of the Kyoto protocol: achievements and opinions
- W. Gupta; K.S.K. Kumar / Tata Energy Research Institute, India, 1998
- The Kyoto Protocol has been hailed as providing a major breakthrough in climate change negotiations. However, some questions do arise: What are some of its major achievements? How does the developing world view...
- Definition and in-depth examination of interlinkages between the IPRs and biodiversity issues
- European Union, 2000
- The main objective of the study was to provide the Commission with a comprehensive background document on the relationship between IPRs as covered by the provisions of the TRIPs agreement and biodiversity related issues. The study als...
- TRIPS, IPRs and knowledge sharing
- C. Correa / Third World Network, 2000
- This article examines the background and objectives of the proposals made by developing countries with an aim to reviewing the TRIPS Agreement. It goes on to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Agreement and to the "in...
- Making CITES Work: Examples of Effective Implementation and Enforcement
- C. Allan / Traffic International, 1997
- This report presents examples of the positive moves that have been made by both governments and agencies to improve implementation and enforcement of the Convention and associated national laws and regulations. The report aims to enco...
- CDM Policy Dialogue
- Independent high-level panel on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its members represent about 80 per cent of the world's tropical forests and 90 per cent of the global tropical timber trade.
- Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OSFC)
- International conference on climate and forests held in Oslo, Norway, May 2010
- The Earth System Governance Project
- A governance and global environmental change research network
- Öko-Institut e.V. - Institute for Applied Ecology
- European research and consultancy institute
- European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi)
- Organisation that provides capacity building to support climate change negotiations
- Eldis Environment Resource Guide
- An Eldis resource guide on environmental issues
- Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office (GEF Evaluation Office)
- The GEF's independent evaluation office
