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  On-farm conservation and use of local crop diversity: adaptations of taro (colocasia esculenta) and rice (oryza sativa) diversity to varying ecosystems of Nepal

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007

  This thesis compares farmers’ and researchers’ interpretation of ecological adaptation, based on studies of farmers’ knowledge in Nepal associated with taro and rice grown under varying temperatures and moisture regimes.
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  Legal aspects of exchange, use and conservation of farm animal genetic resources

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2007

  This report is a background study for the FAO commissioned study ‘Exchange, Use and
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  Space use patterns and movements of juvenile dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicusin the Great Fish Estuary (South Africa): implications for management

  Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, 2006

  Estuarine fish play a major role in the local economy and food security in many parts of South Africa. This paper describes a project within the joint South African/Norwegian Great Fish Estuary Programme, which aims to investigate the movement behaviour, migration and habitat use of important estuarine fish species.
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  The Farmers' Rights Project: summary of findings from phase 1: realising farmers' rights under the ITPGRFA

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006

  This paper presents findings from Phase I of the The Farmers’ Rights Project, an international project set up to facilitate such a common understanding and develop a basis for proposals to the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on specific measures to be taken.The paper suggests a number of steps that can be taken at the na
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  Explaining compliance with Intellectual Property commitments: the case of Agrobiodiversity

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006

  Through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), all member states are obliged to set up systems of intellectual property rights for plant varieties.
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  Governing agrobiodiversity: the emerging tragedy of the anti-commons in the South

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006

  Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops, and thus one of the central preconditions for food security. Access to diverse genetic resources is fundamental to modern plant breeding as well as for traditional small-scale farming.
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  Bazaruto Archipelago National Park Mozambique: mid-term internal review of Bazaruto multiple resource use project, 2001-2005 and Bazaruto community based natural resource management project, 2003-2005

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2005

  This report presents the findings of an internal progress review of two projects being implemented within the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BANP) in Mozambique. The two projects under review are the Multiple Resource Use Project (MRUP) and the Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) project.
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  Natural resource management in the Didinga hills: a baseline study from Budi county, South Sudan

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2005

  Environmental degradation arising from the depletion of forest biodiversity and the resulting problems of soil erosion, water shortage, climate change and poverty, have become issues of global concern.
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  Results from an international stakeholder survey on farmers’ rights

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2005

  This background study presents the findings of an international stakeholder survey on farmers’ rights. The survey aims to facilitate a common understanding and develop an empirical basis for proposals to the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on concrete measures to be taken to implement its provisions on this topic.
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  Exploring nature, wealth and power issues in agriculture and resource management: a case study on the Aga Khan Rural Support Program, northern Pakistan

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005

  This paper discusses the Aga Khan Rural Support Program’s (AKRSP) participatory and democratic approach to development in the northern areas of Pakistan.

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