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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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    Farmers' rights in Ethiopia: a case study

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
    Recent years have seen the integration of farmers' rights into the wider issue of plant genetic resources conservation.
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    Let tribal hearts beat!

    Eldis Document Store, 2006
    Are the cultures, languages and knowledge of indigenous peoples disappearing? This paper examines this question, by drawing on evidence from a pilot project at a Kenyan high school.In an attempt to assess the interest in and knowledge of their indigenous culture, the author set about getting the students to investigate their indigenous (Luo) culture, using interview techniques.
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    FTAs: trading away traditional knowledge

    GRAIN, 2006
    This policy brief highlights the issue of traditional knowledge in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) drafting processes over the last couple of years.In half of these FTA negotiations, specific provisions on traditional knowledge were signed.
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    Finally a drug that stimulates discovery!

    IPFrontline, 2005
    This magazine opinion piece describes how India is poised to become a global R&D leader with the introduction of product patent regime amidst fears from global world that Indian pharmaceutical is doomed.
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    What is Indian pharma's next move?

    IPFrontline, 2005
    This article describes how Indian pharmaceutical companies can emerge as a global R&D leader in the post product patent regime by patenting some of herbal formulations, in which India has significant experience.It outlines how most companies in the Indian pharmaceutical industry were able to register significant growth until 2005 because of a system of 'process patents' as against the Western c
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    The impact of free trade agreements on intellectual property standards in a post-TRIPS world

    Bilaterals.org, 2006
    This discussion paper seeks to determine the impact that bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have both internationally and domestically on intellectual property regimes. In particular the paper looks at the impact this will have in countries that are net- importers of products related to IPR.
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    Public health at risk: a US free trade agreement could threaten access to medicines in Thailand

    Oxfam, 2006
    This briefing paper from Oxfam aims to draw attention to the implications of United States Free Trade Agreements (US FTAs) on IPR regimes in developing countries such as Thailand. It argues that the FTAs change the rules of intellectual property protection in ways that will undermine public health by limiting access to affordable medicines.
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    WTO TRIPS Agreement

    International Labour Organization, 2003
    This briefing paper discusses the WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights) agreement, an overarching framework for a multilateral approach to intellectual property rights (IPR).
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    Policy brief on intellectual property, development and human rights: how human rights can support proposals for a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) development agenda

    threeD, 2006
    Aimed at policy makers and advocates this briefing examines proposals for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda from a human rights perspective.

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