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Summary report on the Conference of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2002The Conference on How Intellectual Property Rights Could Work Better for Developing Countries and Poor People took place from 21- 22 February 2002, at the Royal Society in London, UK.DocumentAgriculture negotiations: the issues, and where we are now
World Trade Organization, 2002A "backgrounder" on agriculture negotiations at the WTO updated to cover the end of phase 2 of the ongoing negotiations and future tasks under the Doha mandate.The report gives details of proposals recieved during phases 1 and 2 and the various country groupings and alliances formed during this process. It also contains an issue based analysis of progress made and future objectives.DocumentInternational conservation treaties, poverty and development: the case of CITES
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002Looks 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 which parties to the convention link development and conservation.In this broad context the authors pick out a number of emerging issues for particular attention.DocumentNew options for African countries regarding protection for new varieties of plants
GRAIN, 2001Examines 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.The issues are examined for: UPOV Convention (1978 and 1991 Acts) TRIPSplant variety protection recommendations and the Convention on Biological DiveDocumentIntergovernmental actions on illegal logging: options for intergovernmental action to help combat illegal logging and illegal trade in timber and forest products
Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2001This report presents a brief overview of the range of options for intergovernmental action to help combat illegal logging and trade in illegal timber and forest products. Actions by individual producer and consumer governments could be complemented by international collaboration.DocumentDoes globalization help the poor?
Alternet, 2002This article criticises the negative impact of the advocates of of economic globalization (World Bank; IMF; WTO) on the world's poor.The article finds that:the advocates of globalisation stress that those that oppose globalisation are hurting the poor by arresting the development of free trade and liberalisationeconomic globalisation is causing an acceleration in poverty and inequalDocumentBooklet of CGIAR Centre policy instruments, guidelines and statements on genetic resources, biotechnology and intellectual property rights
Bioversity International, 2001Collection of genetic resources biotechnology and IPR related policies produced by Future Harvest Centres and subsequently endorsed by CGIAR members, GRPC and / or the Centre Directors Committee for System-wide adoption.The first section of the booklet concerns the policies and guidelines for managing the in-trust plant genetic resources collections.DocumentNew enclosures: alternative mechanisms to enhance corporate monopoly and bioserfdom in the 21st century
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI, 2001Intellectual property has proved a poor mechanism in corporations battle to monopolise new biotechnologies.DocumentIncentive measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
World Commission on Protected Areas, 2001Reviews the causes of biodiversity loss and suggests policy responses.